2024 IDA-GA Teen Board
The mission of the IDA-GA Teen Board is to connect with Georgia students who have dyslexia and provide support and assistance to them during their school years. This year, the teen board has elected to take on several advocacy projects. The first includes infographics, such as “Advocacy for Disabilities,” created by Natalie Buck, and “How to Advocate for Yourself and Your Needs,” created by Arianna Hopkins. Thank you to Rhianna Lewis for creating “Common Misconceptions about Dyslexia.” See below. Please share widely!
Register HERE for Teen Talk 2024 on November 12, 2024.
The 2024 IDA-GA Teen Board
- Arianna Hopkins, Junior-Senior, Dallas, GA
- Audrey Jane Leftwich, Sophomore-Junior, Marietta, GA
- Bray Holcomb, Sophomore-Junior, Cumming, GA
- Carrington Manous, Sophomore-Junior, Atlanta, GA
- Caymen McHugh, Freshman-Sophomore, Locust Grove, GA
- Finnegan Gawley, Freshman-Sophomore, Milton, GA
- Gavin Nelson, Sophomore-Junior, Dunwoody, GA
- Judson Siegal, Sophomore-Junior, Sandy Springs, GA
- Natalie Buck, Sophomore-Junior, Canton, GA
- Rhianna Lewis, Junior-Senior, Douglas, GA
- Sion Myrick, Sophomore-Junior, Atlanta, GA
- Whit Boatright, Sophomore-Junior, Atlanta, GA
Rolled off the board Fall 2024: Kegdrick Smith, Rohan Morel
Click HERE to access INFOGRAPHICS Created by IDA-GA Teen Board Members
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Meeting Planning Dates
- Tues., Jan. 23
- Tues., Feb. 20
- Tues., Mar. 19
- Tues., Apr. 23
- Tues., May 14
- Tues., Aug. 13
- Tues., Sept. 10
- Tues., Oct. 8
- Tues., Nov. 12
Applications to join the 2025 Teen Board will open in December 2024.
Check out the projects of previous teen board members:
International Dyslexia Association Georgia YouTube Channel
- Teen Talk 2023 (April): How to Prepare for Exams
- Kickoff to Dyslexia Awareness Month 2023 (September): Interview with artist/author/animator Ryan Sias about his fascinating career and his dyslexia.
- Thinking Differently: An Inside Look at Dyslexia – Thank you, Kahmara, for your dedication to working with IDA-GA throughout your senior year of high school and from that hard work, producing a truly valuable resource for IDA-GA to offer to the public. Learn about this project and watch the interviews at https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/thinking-differently-with-kahmara/
- Teen Board Member Kahmara interviews Teen Board Member Natalie.
- Teen Talk 2022 (August): Facing the Daunting: Navigating Middle and High School
Learning how to stay organized, plan ahead, participate in group projects, and take tests can be daunting for any student, and it is especially important if you have learning challenges. The IDA Georgia Teen Board members discuss how they have successfully navigated these waters throughout their school journeys.
For more information about the prior years’ IDA-GA Teen Board and their events and projects,
click HERE.
