Chamber Announces 2026 Class of Youth Leadership Hall
The Greater Hall Chamber announces the 21st class of Youth Leadership Hall (YLH) with 80 students representing all 12 public and private high schools in Gainesville-Hall County. Initiated in 2005, the program now has 1,320 student graduates. A program for high school juniors and seniors, YLH seeks to provide an investment in the community’s future leadership by fostering interest in the community and inspiring students to become the leaders of tomorrow. The 2026 Class kick-offs with an introductory program at the Gainesville Civic Center in August 2025 with educators, principals, superintendents, volunteers, and parents. Students will participate in monthly programs on topics on the judicial system, healthcare, leadership development, servant leadership, state government, quality of life, and economic development.
| Cherokee Bluff High School
Alaina Jordan Ansley Buday Connor Cook Cree Carter Emma Hall Gavin Price Jaden Scarbrough Chestatee High School Adelyn Romero-Gomez Alan Guajardo Bethany Turpen Ella Kinsey Natalie Sykes Peyton Kennedy Tania Correa Garcia East Hall High School Elizabeth Newberry Emma Bagwell Emmanuel Hernandez Eva Sanchez Haley Barton Sterling Clendenning |
Flowery Branch High School
Carson Peacock Elizabeth Harris Emma Henry Gage Breakfield Julianna McDonald Kaylee Baker Rylan Guilbeau Copper Sease Gainesville High School Alexandra Gomez Brooklyn Phillips Callie Carlisle Eliza Norton Elizabeth Jessup Hayden Graham Jacob Norton Rhett Griffin Sawyer Fleming Tayler Nguyen Virginia Rogers William Rogers Zion Clark |
Johnson High School
Elena Hernandez Quinteros Harbor Landers Kailyn Artman Layda Obenauf Oscar Jimenez Gonzlez Sarahi Argueta Zealand McCain Lakeview Academy Anabelle Baxter Hannah Cobb Isabekka Caplan Jackson Kirchner Knowles Thompson Parker White Lanier Christian Academy Anna Grant Anna Simeone Elisabeth Knuteson Khue Duong Lanier College & Career Academy Yazmine Hernandez Abraham Flores Carter Alexandria Noriega Katherine Cardona-Flores |
North Hall High School
Ansley Fauscett Daniel Jones James Floyd Madison Etter Rey Zavala Sara Gross Tucker Toms Riverside Military Academy Caleb Young Christopher Olmstead Colton Meeks Konstantin Kolotov Nathaniel Onasanya West Hall High School Ansley Martin Jemma Analeigh Perez Orenstine Imanishimwe Antonella Gaiti Ocando Annie Lasseter Jemma “Ricky” Brooks |
