In ‘Liu’ of youth talent, turn to Albert, FMPC student rep from FHS
Farragut Municipal Planning Commission has a new young face hand when it meets every third Thursday.
Farragut High School rising senior Albert Liu has been chosen as its 2025-26 youth representative.
“I’ve always wanted to have a larger role in helping my community and looking out for the issues I believe in and the people who are around me,” he said.
So, when he saw there was an opportunity to be a student representative in Town, “I thought this was a way I could help others,” said Liu, son of Xiaobing Liu and Dongyi Xiao.
Why FMPC?
“I think I chose the Planning Commission specifically because I think they have a lot of impact in what goes on around Farragut,” the youth said. “Just like, from the few meetings that I’ve been to, it’s already clear how much they do.
“Almost everything I’ve grown up around, like all the construction projects, all the roads and everything, it’s really cool to see how all that’s impacted at a city level and what all goes into that work,” Liu said.
As a high school student, he acknowledges “there is a ceiling to what I can do” — not being a voting member — yet what he sees his role to be is “to bring more attention to the stuff that’s going on here.”
Liu also wants to try to show as many of his peers “the work that goes on at a city level and how much it affects them and all the cool things that are going on at Town Hall.”
Along with that, he wants to bring a voice of the youth to Town meetings.
Present for a Thursday, July 17, FMPC meeting, he observed, “A lot of people who showed up, they’re not in our generation, and being able to maybe share some of the things that happened in those meetings with my peers or even get some of my peers to speak up and voice their views is really my goal and what I can do as far as being a student rep.”
Letter of Recommendation
In a letter of recommendation, STEM and Design Academy counselor Katie King wrote of Liu that, as a junior he was in the top 5 percent of “his very competitive class.
“He has a long-standing commitment to civic engagement that has led him to meaningful involvement in a variety of activities centered around politics and public service,” she stated. “Albert is a skilled organizer and fundraiser who holds local, regional and national office positions in organizations like Youth Government and Civic Leaders of America. All told, he has raised over $20,200 for these and other groups, organized multi-conferences, group travel and more.
“I’ve always been impressed with Albert’s maturity,” King added. “He is thoughtful, measured and at times even wise. “His interest in all levels of governing drives his genuine interest in the Planning Commission.”
Liu said he has aspirations of attending a law school and focusing on economics and public policy.
