Adults Who: |  | Like and are willing to listen to and learn from teenagers; | | | Are willing to enthusiastically join activities with teens while setting appropriate limits with them; | | | Are likely to earn the trust of students, parents, peers and administrators; | | | Are willing to offer the credit for accomplishments to teens; | | | Work easily and cooperatively with students and other adult volunteers; | | | Agree to work with GTI and the students during the conference and throughout the next year; | | | Actively participate in the GTI adult advisor training, the entire conference and follow up activities; | | | Look for the good in all teens; | | | Are healthy role models for teens; | | | Are alcohol, tobacco and other drug free while at GTI. | Youth Who: | | | Are proud to be alcohol, tobacco and other drug free; | | | Are motivated enough to give service to their school or community and do the hard work it takes to make a difference in the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; | | | Have displayed or have the potential to develop leadership skills but may have been passed over for leadership roles in to GTthe past; | | | Have good listening skills and will respect others by not talking when they are; | | | Will reach out to people while still taking good care of themselves, and not putting others before their own best interested; | | | Are likely to earn the trust of peers, parents and administrators; | | | Represent the diversity (race, ethnicity, religion, gender, peer group, etc) of their school or community. |
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