The participants for the Youth LEAD Class #14 for 2024-25 have been selected. Thirty-six area youth were selected to participate in Class #14. Class members take part in a five-month educational course that began with orientation in October and concludes with their graduation at the Paducah Chamber Power in Partnership breakfast in April.

 Youth LEAD is a program designed to develop and prepare students for future community support and leadership roles in Paducah-McCracken County. Youth LEAD is for high school juniors. Students spend one day a month learning about human needs and service learning, communication and career development, business and economy, law and government, and health care in Paducah and McCracken County.

 The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Paducah Alumni Association coordinate the program through The Leadership Center.

 Members of Class #14 are as follows:

 McCracken County High School – Jack Adreon, Baleigh Arnold, Nathan Bowling, Lauren Bundren, Jackson Diaz, Ava Englert, Mikell Fischer, Cecilia Henley, Olivia Hill, Reagan Hill, Sarah Houser, Peyton Joyner, Jack Nelson, Riya Patel, Carlee Puryear, Allison Ricketts, Lilly Smith, Cameron Sullivan, Brooke Willett,Brooks Wolfe

 Paducah Tilghman High School – Christian Anderson, Audrey Davis, Elizabeth Esper, Bailey Faulkner, Nathan Franklin, Angelique Hernandez, Landon Hinz, Lucy LeBuhn, Nicholas Nyberg, Jackson Ramer, Ava Russell, Naarah White 

 St. Mary High School – Aiden Chino, Lanie Fearon

 Community Christian Academy – Kylie Beasley, Annie Jones