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Mount View student to attend leadership
conference
By Staff (Source: www.villagesoup.com)
THORNDIKE (Jan 14): Melanie M., a student
at Mount View High School, has been
selected to attend the 2006 Congressional
Student Leadership Conference, sponsored
by LeadAmerica, at Bentley College
in Waltham, Mass.
The CSLC is
a college-accredited invitational
leadership program for academically
talented and promising young leaders
from across the United States and
internationally. Exceptional high
school students with a record of
academic achievement and extracurricular
or community involvement, are invited
to participate.
Students select
an academic area of study, choosing
from among Government and Politics,
Engineering and Robotics, Global
Business and Entrepreneurship,
Intelligence, Diplomacy and National
Security, Junior War College, Crime
Scene Investigation, Law and Trial
Advocacy, and Medicine and Healthcare.
Or, they may attend Leadership University,
an in-depth, intensive leadership
development conference for young
leaders who want to challenge themselves
to excel and realize their full potential.
Through briefings and discussions
with national and international leaders
in the fields of study and realistic,
hands-on simulations, students experience
leadership in action and learn
first-hand about the complexities
of decision making in a chosen
field of profession. By engaging
in interactive workshops and activities,
students learn and develop vital
leadership skills, including effective
communication, conflict resolution,
team building and time management.
"Leadership
is essential to students' future
succes said Chris M. Salamone,
Esq., founder and executive director
of LeadAmerica. "It is the
key to what they do with their
lives and how well they do it.
In today's world, it is imperative
that we nurture leadership potential
from a very young age. Leadership
can make important differences
in the lives of teenagers” in
their academic and personal performance,
in their acceptance to the college
of their choice, and in their
level of focus, passion and purpose.
"Since
1989, I have had the privilege
of seeing nearly 40,000 exceptional
students from over 51 countries
learn first-hand about leadership
and explore its role in a variety
of educational disciplines.
It's my sincere hope that LeadAmerica
will give our young leaders
the skills to help them along the
road toward a successful and
rewarding life of leadership."
LeadAmerica's
mission is to transform the
world's next generation of
leaders by educating, inspiring
and instilling in them ethical
and principled leadership
values, attitudes and skills.
With a rich history dating
back more than 17 years,
LeadAmerica is committed
to educating and empowering
young leaders. Each of its
high school conferences are
college-accredited and its
programs are approved activities
of the National Association of
Secondary School Principals. LeadAmerica sponsors the Congressional
Student Leadership Conference for high
school students, the National Junior
Leader's Conference for middle and
junior high school students, the World
Youth Leadership Scholar's Program,
and a college-level academic program,
held in cooperation with American University.
Further information on LeadAmerica
and the CSLC may be found at leadamerica.org,
or by calling 1-866-FYI-LEAD (394-5323).
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