Student Leaders to the Rescue Wrap up Conference
Photos from Student Leaders to the Rescue http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunwestnation/show/
Over 100 Sun West student delegates were at the Kindersley Composite School April 15th and 16th for the fourth annual student leadership conference. The theme this year was “Student Leaders to the Rescue” and was a
superhero theme, complete with local ‘heroes’ leading workshops on Saturday. The event kicked off Friday night with a delicious supper (thanks to Shirley Helgason for catering) registration and motivational activities led by Team Sun West. Then the opening keynote speaker, Drew Dudley spoke about how to be a leader in life, school and the community and to never give up on your goals no matter what they are. The evening was capped off by a spectacular dance provided by Nite Owl Entertainment, complete with a boys vs. girls dance off.
After a scrumptious breakfast Saturday, keynote Keith Hawkins opened the conference with a very motivating and inspiring address to student delegates. They then attended the local ‘hero’ workshops and after lunch were
entertained and energized by country music performer Codie Prevost, who even managed to get some advisors to sing along with him. The students also took part in two student led workshops. The first by Team Sun West, ‘embracing your own superhero’ and then Youth Consultation Group members also led sessions to gather feedback on sections from the Board of Education “Draft” Strategic Plan.
There were several huge prizes given away, which included a set of IPod speakers, courtesy of Great Plains
College, a flip cam and Netbook; however students had to sign a pledge that they would not Text & Drive as part of Digital Citizenship week and to be entered for those prizes.
The student delegates were entertained, and motivated throughout the conference and a great time was had by all.
I hope you all had a wonderful time this past weekend. Thank you again to everyone who helped organize and plan. To those of you who also volunteered and helped us set up , clean up and for everything else. You should all be very PROUD of yourselves. Can’t wait until next year!
