Youth Council
The Wellsville Youth Council Mission Statement
It is the purpose of the Wellsville City Youth Council (WCYC) to help make Wellsville City a better place to live through providing our youth with opportunities for community service and a better understanding of how city government works.
The Wellsville Youth Council is open to everyone ages 14-18 (or entering the 8th grade) who resides in Wellsville or the immediate surrounding areas of Cache County. The Youth Council closely resembles the Wellsville City Council in that there is a Mayor and Council members. The members of the Youth Council elect the new leadership each year.
The WCYC provides an opportunity for our youth to learn how city governments in smaller towns function through volunteerism and personal repsonsibility. They also learn about serving in their community and serving agencies that are dedicated to the youth of the larger community. Being involved in organizations such as the Children’s Justice Center and the Child and Family Support Center increase their understanding of the challenges that a community faces in keeping youth safe and protected.
The current youth leadership consists of:
Joey Jenkins, mayor
Bennette Rigby, council member
Kai Raymond, council member
Jase Jones, council member
Annie Bankhead, council member
Shelby Petersen, council member
Stockton Gunnell, council member
Other members of the Youth Council include:
Brooke Hunter
Brittany Hunter
Fernando Huerta
Alex Huerta
Makelle Bankhead
Madision Bankhead
Erin Cox
Andie Petersen
Rachel Larsen
Nathan Larsen
Ann Fedorova
Tiffany Lundskog
Ashley Walker
Braden Fuller
Justin Call
Jessica Corbridge
Adult leaders are Kristine and Mike Jenkins.

Memebers of the Wellsville City Youth Council (back l-r: Jase Jones, Kai Raymond, Joey Jenkins, Bennette Rigby, Stockton Gunnell, (front l-r) Annie Bankhead, Shelby Petersen
(photos courtsey of Glenna Petersen)
One of the main purposes of the Youth Council is to provide community services opportunities to our youth. The YC suggests and selects the projects that they want to do. In addition to service projects, the YC do many fun activities. The WCYC have worked closely over the past years with the Cache County Children’s Justice Center and the Child and Family Support Centers to help prevent child abuse.
A partial list of service projects and activities the WCYC have participated in include:
* Donated funds to purchase picnic tables for use under the new pavillion at the Children’s Park at the Wellsville Dam

Wellsville Youth Council with Olympians Rulon Gardner and Justin Wilcock during the Wellsville Founders' Day Parade

Members of the Wellsville Youth Council serve at the Children's Justice Center Chili Cook-off fund raiser.











