Become a Y Street Member

Hello everyone! My name is Lydia and I’m a sophomore at Hopewell High School. I’ve been a part of Y Street for two years now, and I’ve been a part of the Y Street Leadership Team for one year.

Y Street has been an amazing experience for me so far! It has allowed me to meet new people and make a change within my school. It has also given me a lot of great opportunities like speaking with Key Decision Makers in my community. Our campaigns are Share The Air and Rev Your Bev. Both campaigns have impacted me but Rev Your Bev has impacted me the most. Rev Your Bev has encouraged me to drink more water and I feel amazing. I feel more energized and happier. I have made videos on ways to make flavored water and collected support cards and surveys for the campaign.

Y Street is a great opportunity to make a change within your school and community. There are so many benefits like participating in events and activities, earning rewards, building new relationships, and making a positive change in your school and community! And, Y Street looks great on college applications!! So if you’re interested in joining, head to ystreet.org to complete your application today. It’s very easy and simple. If you want to come back, log into your Y Street member account on the Y Street website and sign up for your school’s 2021 Training Event.

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A Terrific Tabling Event

Hi everyone! My name is Amber, and I am in the 10th grade at Manor High School in Portsmouth. This is my first year as a member of Y Street, and it has been an absolutely incredible experience. One of the most amazing things I have participated in was our Rev Your Bev event that […]

Turning the Table with Rev Your Bev

Hello! My name is Aliyah and I am currently a junior at Granby High School in Norfolk. This is my second year in Y Street and my first year on the Y Street Leadership Team (YSLT). I have participated in multiple opportunities for our campaigns, Rev Your Bev and Share The Air, that have provided […]

My Rev Your Bev Experience

Hey! My name is Kevin. I’m a sophomore at Page County High School. This is my first year in Y Street, and so far I’m enjoying it. Recently, some other members and I helped host a Rev Your Bev event at our school and it was a lot of fun. The event took place during […]

Teamwork

Hello! Our names are Vivian and Ayla, and we are 9th graders at King George High School. This is our first year in Y Street. Recently, we had the amazing opportunity to meet virtually with Delegate Margaret Ransone to discuss Y Street’s campaigns and goals. We first heard about the opportunity to meet with Delegate […]

My Y Street Training Experience

Hey! My name is Daniela and I am a sophomore at J.R. Tucker High School. I have been a part of Y Street for two years now. This year, as a returning member, participating in the training was straightforward and educational. The training consisted of four online modules. These modules included information about our campaigns, […]

Brunswick High School Hydrating Youth

Hi, fellow Y Street members! My name is Jaila. I attend Brunswick High School and I am in the 12th grade. I am honored to write about Brunswick’s SECOND Rev Your Bev event this year featuring Russell Middle School! Taking this event to the middle school was a great opportunity to educate younger students about […]

Hi, my name is Ella, and I am a Junior at Charlottesville High School. This is my second year as a Y Street member and my first year on the Y Street Leadership Team (YSLT). I joined Y Street because working with students across Virginia and engaging community members, key decision-makers, and legislators with the goal of making our state healthier really fascinated me. I am a pretty shy person, but with Y Street I am able to collaborate with others from a much larger platform to make a significant change on issues that I am extremely passionate about such as access to drinking water in schools and the effects of secondhand smoke in outdoor public areas.

Last school year, I was offered the opportunity to present along with another YSLT member from my high school to a local organization, Region Ten in Charlottesville, to educate them on our Share The Air campaign. I took a lot from this experience. I was able to immerse myself in a business-type scenario which is an important life skill to have. I also made new friends and stepped out of my comfort zone. This wouldn’t have happened without Y Street and for that, I am so glad that I joined this incredible movement.

Another amazing benefit of joining Y Street is the awesome prizes and rewards that you can earn! The more opportunities you participate in and the more hours earned, the more points you can exchange for prizes such as AirPods, Apple watches, polaroids, gift cards, and even scholarships.

If you’re a returning Y Street member you can go straight to ystreet.org and click on the Member Login login button at the top of the page. Login to your account and sign up for your high school’s 2021 Training Kickoff event.

If you are a new student, don’t worry your application process is super easy as well! All you have to do is go to my.ystreet.org/apply. To create an account, enter your contact information and fill out a brief questionnaire so that we can get to know you.

I hope you choose to join the Y Street movement and immerse yourself in all the experiential and engaging opportunities it has to offer!

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Brunswick High School Hydrating Youth

Hi! My name is Wramsey, and I am a junior at John Randolph (JR) Tucker High School. This year is my second year in Y Street and my first year on the Y Street Leadership Team (YSLT).

I had the amazing opportunity to be a part of the first legislator meeting of the 2021-2022 Y Street school year with Delegate Rodney Willet. During the meeting, we presented our two campaigns, Share The Air and Rev Your Bev. I got the chance to talk about the activities we do and the way the campaigns help and affect me in my life, and how we connect to them. I personally talked about the Share The Air campaign and an advertisement pitch I did on creating tobacco and e-cigarette free outdoor spaces so my family can go out safely without being exposed to secondhand smoke.

The purpose of these meetings is to educate our legislators about the campaigns and how they positively impact Virginians. To prepare, we went over a PowerPoint and had a practice meeting to get questions and jitters out. We also took notes to help the meeting go smoothly. Once we were in the meeting it felt really nice. I liked how we actually had an engrossing and real conversation with Delegate Willet. I’m interested in doing more legislator meetings in the future so I can make a change in Virginia by making it a healthier state.

To learn more about Y Street, visit ystreet.org.