Rising junior attends youth seminar

A rising junior at LSMSA recently attended the Louisiana Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership seminar held at the West Baton Rouge Conference Center in Port Allen.

Martel Papillion, of Oberlin, joined more than 128 other young high school leaders from across the state.

Each spring, select area sophomores from public and private high schools convene at one of the 70 state leadership seminars across the country to recognize their leadership talents and apply them to becoming effective and ethical leaders. Student participants known as HOBY ambassadors) take part in hands-on activities, meet leaders in the state and explore their own personal leadership skills while learning how to lead others and make a positive impact in their community.

At the end of their seminars HOBY ambassadors are challenged to give back by serving at least 100 volunteer hours in their communities. Students who complete the Leadership for Service challenge within 12 months of their seminar are eligible for the HOBY L4S Challenge Award and the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Alumni who log 4,000 house of service receive the President’s Call to Service Award from HOBY. To date, HOBY ambassadors have performed more than three million hours of volunteer service in their communities.

For 56 years, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership has helped to cultivate leaders by inspiring a global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. HOBY programs annually provide more than 10,000 local and international high school students the opportunity to participate in unique leadership training, service learning and motivation-building experiences.