Student Council Regional Conference
by Cynthia Newell
Student Council Regional Conference
On Monday, September 28th, five student council members attended the regional conference in Salina. The students who attended are Laura Rogers, Megan Blackwood, Alyssa Kieffer, James Quillen, and Reed Bergstrom.
They had the privilege of hearing Dr. Earl Reum speak to the entire assembly of about 300 area student council members. Dr. Reum is known nationally as “Mr. Student Council.” For nearly fifty years he has worked to make the regional conferences significant events in members’ lives. He brings an energy with him that has been compared to a Class 3 hurricane. He focuses his energies on leadership education and developing opportunities for young people to participate in significant activities to grow through leadership experiences.
They then broke into smaller groups to discuss issues pertinent to student council organizations.
The students came away from the day with ideas about how to contribute to their schools and communities; how to get more students involved; and how to be more effective leaders.
