Are you a high schooler with eyes on shaping the future of your city, or at least understanding how the sausage gets made? Well, the HEB Chamber of Commerce invites you to roll up your sleeves and jump into the gritty world of city government. They've teamed up with the cities of Hurst, Euless, and Bedford to kick off the 2026 Youth in Government program. This isn't about sitting idly by; it's a hands-on dive into the inner workings of local government—if that's your kind of party.
Here's the scoop: The program aims to educate eager young minds, giving them the ins, the outs, the ups, and the rights of city governance. It's about community involvement, but let's be real, there's also a carrot at the end of this civic engagement stick—a chance at a college scholarship. A light dinner will be on the house, because nothing says government work like eating on the taxpayer's dime, right? But, you'll need to hitch a ride on your own; transportation's not included, and the meetings will be scattered across HEB locations.
Sessions are batting up every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The program throws the first pitch on January 12 and runs through April 6, with a graduation ceremony penciled in for April 13. It's a limited-time gig, intense but thankfully not a lifelong commitment.
As for the bureaucratic tape—applications are already in the wild. You've got until December 2, so don't dawdle, procrastinators, to throw your hat in the ring. You can find more info, probably in a font that screams government efficiency, over at the HEB Chamber of Commerce website. A little birdy, namely the City of Euless, says, "Applications are now being accepted for the Youth in Government class of 2026." So, get clicking or tapping or however you interface with the World Wide Web these days.
