YGB High School Application

Young, Gifted, and Black will be in Oakland in the September 2025. Rehearsals happen weekly during the school year on Thursdays from 4:30pm-6:30pm. The commitment is about 2 hours per week in person with additional expectations to be practicing at home. YGB is accepting applications for the 25-26 school year, that begins September 2025 - ending May 2026.

Please fill out this application in full. A critical part of this process is having a record of each YGB participant demonstrating that they want to be members of YGB. Upon receiving your application you can expect to hear from us within a few weeks about next steps.

Your Name

First Name

Last Name

Your Phone Number

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Your Email

School

Grade

Age

Parent Name

First Name

Last Name

Parent Email

Parent Phone Number

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What city do you live in?

Please answer these questions in full sentences using your own words.

How did you learn about YGB?

Why do you want to join YGB?

What do you hope to gain out of participating in YGB?

Ex. better performer, learn Black history, how to write poetry, how to rap, community, etc.

Do you like being Black? Why or Why not?

Who is one Black historical figure who you admire and why?

What are you most proud of about yourself?

What is the hardest thing for you to do?

What is your favorite thing to do?

Have you ever performed for an audience? If so, tell us when, where, who and what you performed.

Is there anything else about yourself that you'd like for us to know?