Woodland Park’s annual Youth Month kicked off with a visit from Mayor Tracy Kallert to Memorial School. She described the program and its similarities to running for a real office. Students received descriptions of the jobs they could run for to be elected to by their peers.

Participants get to learn about how every element of the town works, the Mayor noted, adding that she had served as a Youth Month councilwoman as a student 45 years ago.

Following election day at school, the students selected for the positions had a number of opportunities to see their government in action. On May 2, a day-long tour of the town included stops at Fire Company No. 2, the Department of Public Works, the Board of Education building, the Municipal Building, the police department, and the first aid squad. At each site, the students learned about each entity and how it contributes to the operations of the town. They learned lots of historical facts as well.

On May 12 and May 21, students ran Board of Education and Mayor and Council meetings, respectively, from the dais. They also got a chance on May 20 to see the Municipal Court in action.

The 2025 Youth Month participants are:

Mayor - Layla DeLuca

Council members - Sara Albajes, Isabella Briganti, Alayna Kolozi, Josie Limone, Sean McGovern, and Angela Taveras

Municipal Clerk - Burchai Scott

Business Administrator - Valeria Chumacer

Borough Attorney -Mason Parra

Police Chief - Braxton Miller

Fire Chief - Sebastian Gomez

First Aid Squad Captain - Mercedes Vila

Chief Financial Officer - Angelo Grillo

Tax Collector - Sara Londono

Superintendent of Public Works - Ayah Madani

Construction Official - Liam Salazar

Library Director - Ryan Bernabel

Recreation Director - Joshua Piatt

Municipal Judge - Destiny Romero

Superintendent of Schools - Alondra Campos

Board of Education President - Darin Aly

Constituents - Jaida Abdelhafez, Sabrina Ahmed, Tristan Delgado, Raemonia Facey, and Adina Shanaa