Alameda County High School Student Election Worker Program
Alameda County's Registrar of Voters allows eligible high school students to serve as paid Election Workers on Election Day, helping run polling places while earning money and gaining hands-on experience in how elections are administered.
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Project Citizen (Center for Civic Education)
A portfolio-based civic education project in which middle and high school students identify a local public policy problem, research it, and develop and present a public-policy proposal to classmates, community stakeholders, or local officials; California implementation is coordinated by the California We the People and Project Citizen network.
Berkeley Youth Commission
An 18-member city commission (nine appointed by the Berkeley School Board, one by each City Council member) requiring at least half of its members to be middle or high school students; commissioners review and recommend youth services and programs and meet monthly at the MLK Jr. Youth Center.
Close Up Foundation – Washington, D.C. High School Program
A six-day, five-night in-person civics travel program in which students meet policymakers, attend live congressional committee hearings, tour monuments and museums, and take part in Mock Congress debates with peers from across the country.
IGNITE National – High School Chapters
IGNITE is a nonpartisan nonprofit, founded via a 2010 Bay Area pilot, that builds young women's political ambition through student-led High School Chapters and Clubs where members learn to run voter registration drives, advocate on bills, and consider running for office. Chapters are hosted at school sites and must re-enroll with IGNITE annually.
Santa Clara Sister Cities Youth Commission
Open to all high school students living in or attending school in Santa Clara, this youth commission meets monthly to plan cultural-exchange and fundraising events with the city's sister cities in Japan, Portugal, and Ireland while gaining local government and international-relations experience.
American Legion Oratorical Contest – California
The American Legion's High School Oratorical Scholarship Program is a constitutional speech contest requiring students to deliver original orations on the U.S. Constitution and citizens' duties to government. California students compete through post, district, and area rounds before an annual Department (state) final, with winners advancing toward national competition for college scholarships.