This is a Multi-Day event for attendees. 15 - 18 June 2026
WHAT: The 2026 Annual Youth Leadership Conferences (YLCs) of Region VIII, Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) and affiliated organizations will be held in-person this summer. The purpose of the program is to teach high school students the fundamentals of Leadership, Americanism, Patriotism, the American Free Enterprise and Judicial systems, the fundamentals of citizenship. The conferences provide excellent speakers, workshops, networking with their peers from across the state, and are a memorable experience for the high school students.
WHO: Participants are high school leaders from the states of Texas and Oklahoma who are entering their Junior or Senior years in the Fall of 2026. They are selected by sponsoring Chapters of the Military Order of the World Wars or by other affiliated sponsoring organizations.
HOW: Students are sponsored at no cost to them. The sponsorship includes all meals, lodging and program costs. Parents provide their student’s transportation to and from the conferences.
While at the conferences, the students are always under adult supervision. The students are assigned to teams and led by previous graduates of the YLCs who serve as counselors and facilitators for the workshops. The students are housed in university dormitories with men and women separated. They eat in university dining facilities and meet in university auditoriums and classrooms.

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