Schools : Education news : Teen Leaders Advise Younger Counterparts
More than 100 elementary students received a lesson in leadership from high school student council representatives during a recent conference at Mission Viejo High School.
At the 10th annual Elementary Schools Leadership Conference, younger students attended workshops on such varied topics as publicity, being a good role model, running effective meetings and school spirit.
“It was pretty cool,” said Hamid Al-Serri, a fifth-grader at Foothill Ranch Elementary School. “I learned how to make more money for our school.”
The goal of the conference, sponsored by the Saddleback Valley Inter-School Council of Students, was to stir student enthusiasm about school activities, said Manoosh Shakib, a Laguna Hills High School senior who was chairwoman for the event.
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