1. Call to Action! Step Up challenges you to make a difference. Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition www.loudounyouth.org

2. Sponsored by:In Partnership with: Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition 2015 Step Up Loudoun

3. PROGRAMS  Youth Fest and Battle of the Bands  Loudoun Teen Bands compete, winners perform at Youth Fest  Youth Fest: Music, games, food and fun.  Leadership Loudoun Youth  Summer program focusing on leadership, communication, speaking skills  Provides interactive exposure to the leaders and organizations that are shaping Loudoun economy and culture.  Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition  Fair for community service projects carried out by teens  Cash awards and on-going recognition and support for projects www.loudounyouth.org Step Up Loudoun

4. Identify an issue that matters to you Develop and implement an action plan Display your results at Step Up Compete for cash prizes and other awards www.loudounyouth.org

5. Your Step Up Entry Identify an Issue/Topic:  Depression/Suicide  Health & Wellness  Academic/Social Stress  Support for others  Substance Abuse  Hunger, homelessness  Environmental issues  Or a different topic that matters to you….. Develop Action Plan  Objectives  Rally  Website  Raise Awareness  Fundraiser  Start a club Step Up Loudoun www.loudounyouth.org

6. Cash Prizes Cash Prizes 1 st place $1,000 2 nd place $500 3 rd place $250 4 th -10 th places $100 each Step Up Loudoun All Step Up participants are eligible to apply for a Piedmont Community Foundation Forward Turn grant. plus superlative awards (“Best”, “Most”) and other special recognition www.loudounyouth.org

7. Step Up Loudoun Step Up 2013-14 Winners  1st Place, $1,000: Special Needs Dream Maddie O'Neill Dominion High School  2nd Place, $500: Happiness: Don't Drink and Drive Alexander Bharami, Anthony Bartolomei, Heather Green, Zohair Zafdar, McKenzie Swain Dominion High School www.loudounyouth.org

8. Step Up Loudoun Step Up 2013-14 Winners  3rd Place – 3- way tie; $250 each Midnight Agent Ayushman Ganotra Stone Hill Middle School  Expect Respect Potomac Falls High School PEER Team: Steven Baccentine, Don Chaney, Josh Curl, Emily Gindhart, Gaby Lehning, Charlotte Linza, Juan Marin, Lindsey Oteiza, Philip Schroeder, Angie Smith, Nicole Tudor Potomac Falls High School  Buckle Up Challenge Kathy Godinez and Gaby Jordan Heritage High School 6 h -10 th Place: $100 each:  Loudounteering- J. Michael Lunsford MS  Increasing Connections-Loudoun County HS  Personal Safety-Mercer MS  Math Education/Sticks Math  Titan Transition-Dominion HS www.loudounyouth.org

9. Step Up Entries Step Up Loudoun Open to all Loudoun County middle and high school students (public, private, home school) Work as a team or individual-Don’t have to attend same school Implementation Period: October 2014-March 19 th, 2015 www.loudounyouth.org

10. How to Enter Step Up Loudoun Visit www.loudounyouth.orgwww.loudounyouth.org Deadline – December 18th, 2014 www.loudounyouth.org

11. What’s Next: Orientation Sessions January 8, 2015 Rust Library 6:30pm January 15th, 2015 PRCS 6:30pm Step Up Loudoun Specifics on what to expect at Step Up plus resources, answers to questions and more information. www.loudounyouth.org

12. Implementation Period October 2014 to March 19th, 2015 Step Up Loudoun www.loudounyouth.org

13. Step Up Loudoun Step Up Loudoun March 19 th, 2015 5-9:30 p.m. Step Up Loudoun Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building 21000 Education Court Ashburn, VA 20148 The public is invited www.loudounyouth.org

14. Step Up Loudoun www.loudounyouth.org

15. Step Up Loudoun Sponsored by: Coordinated by: www.loudounyouth.org In partnership with: