Alex Young
Citizen Advocate
Episode 308. Alex Young – Citizen Advocate
***When this MoxieTalk was conducted, Alex Young WAS BY FAR, at the age of 15, the youngest guest ever featured on MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs!
Alex attends Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and has served as Lieutenant Governor of the Kentucky Youth Assembly and more recently elected to serve as the KYA President of the Senate.
Additionally, he was selected to represent Kentucky at the Conference On National Affairs.
Since the age of 11, Alex has been leading a bipartisan effort in the Kentucky legislature to end corporal punishment in schools.
Alex has also written opinion pieces for The Courier-Journal.
He enjoys running cross country & participating in Saint Xavier High School’s service club & student council.
The Saint Xavier faculty awarded Alex the Ryken Underclassman Award for outstanding industry, school spirit, cooperation, and loyalty.
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08-23-2019
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ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL'S WIKIPEDIA PAGE
1-6-2022-Opinion Piece by Eric Young-The Courier-Journal
11-2-2022 Alex Young's Moxie Stops Corporal Punishment in Schools
11-1-2023-U.S. ALLIANCE-Corporal Punishment Ends in Ky. Schools-
11-3-2023-Lexington Hearald-Leader-Corporal Punishment ends in Ky. Schools-
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