HOBY Leadership Workshop
Ponca School Sophomore Parents: Great Leadership Opportunity for your Son or Daughter
It is time for Ponca School to nominate two outstanding sophomore leaders to participate in the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY) Workshop scheduled for May 29 – May 31, 2015, at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska.
As the nation's foremost youth leadership development organization — with more than 345,000 alumni — HOBY invites schools from every state in the nation to select a young student (sophomore) to attend a three-day interactive conference on leadership. During the conference students are introduced to distinguished leaders of business, technology, education, arts, science, media, and non-profit. HOBY participants enhance their leadership skills and discover that they are not alone in their desire to lead and to make their schools and communities better places.
Ponca High School sophomores are indeed fortunate as the participation in the conference is sponsored by the Bank of Dixon County. The BDC pays the $150 registration fee for the two students and also provide one $50 stipend to help defray travel expenses to the conference.
All sophomores are given an application to complete. Those students who return the completed application by the deadline are eligible for selection. A panel of P.H.S. teachers review and score the applications. The top two (highest scoring) applicants are then nominated to attend the conference. Ponca School can select two nominees and one alternate.
Ponca sophomores received the applications on Friday, November 21, 2014, and completed applications are due to Mrs. Hassler by Wednesday, December 10, at 3:40 P.M. Late applications will not be accepted. Parents please encourage your son or daughter to apply for this great leadership opportunity.
Reference Website: www.hoby.org