YOUTH & GOVERNMENT SEMINARS
Offering 8th graders an opportunity to learn about state government by observing it and interacting with its leaders during the annual legislative session.
IMPORTANT INFO
Session 1: January 28 – 30, 2026
Session 2: February 2 – 4, 2026
Session 3: February 11 – 13, 2026
Session 4: February 18 – 20, 2026
Session 5: February 23 – 25, 2026
County Registration Form:
November 30, 2025
Individual Registration & Housing Forms:
December 30, 2025
$230 per student and and $90 to buy out each additional room space.
$230 per adult in double room (with another adult from own county) or $375 per adult in a private room.
Includes 2 nights lodging, breakfast each morning, and one banquet dinner.
- School appropriate attire
- Business attire
- Comfortable shoes
- Casual clothing for evening activities
- Toiletries
- Money for lunch, dinner, merch, etc.
For WV YGS, students stay at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 300 Court Street downtown Charleston. Transportation is provided each day to the WV State Capitol Complex.