Four Norwich student leaders prepare for RYLA conference
NORWICH – Although summer break began Monday for high school students, four Norwich juniors are preparing to attend the 36th annual Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference from June 24 to June 29 after being interviewed by a committee and subsequently selected for the retreat.
Katie Doliver, Hannah Klockowski, Jacob Russell, and Ryan Sanford were selected by a committee consisting of staff at the Chenango United Way and leaders from various businesses across Norwich to attend the RYLA conference at SUNY Oneonta and fine tune their leadership skills.
Doliver, Klockowski, Russell, and Sanford are all members of the Norwich high school’s National Honor Society. As part of the RYLA selection process, each of the students were interviewed by a committee and asked various questions, like, ‘If you were an animal, what kind would you be?’
Russell said, “I pretty much just came up with it on the spot. I said, ‘A wolf, because I work well in packs.’” Sanford said he would be a barn owl. Doliver said she would be any bird with the gift of flight, and Klockowski said she would be a sea turtle.
The students said they found out about RYLA after being recommended by their teachers and by past attendees of the conference. Sanford said he learned about it from his sister, who attended RYLA in the past.
“The way she described it, it seems like a lot of fun,” said Sanford. “You make lifelong friends.”
Asked what they’re expecting to take away from their week at the RYLA conference, Klockowski said, “Other than the obvious, become a leader, I just want to learn how to connect with people on an effective level.”
The four NHS students will be randomly paired with a roommate for the week of the RYLA Conference, along with several other students from across the region. The students said they hope to establish more leadership skills to bring back with them to NHS for their senior years.
Doliver, Klockowski, Russell, and Sanford each offered their thanks to the committee that selected them for the conference.
Pictured: NHS RYLA-bound juniors: Jacob Russell, Katie Doliver, Hannah Klockowski, and Ryan Sanford. (Grady Thompson photo)
Katie Doliver, Hannah Klockowski, Jacob Russell, and Ryan Sanford were selected by a committee consisting of staff at the Chenango United Way and leaders from various businesses across Norwich to attend the RYLA conference at SUNY Oneonta and fine tune their leadership skills.
Doliver, Klockowski, Russell, and Sanford are all members of the Norwich high school’s National Honor Society. As part of the RYLA selection process, each of the students were interviewed by a committee and asked various questions, like, ‘If you were an animal, what kind would you be?’
Russell said, “I pretty much just came up with it on the spot. I said, ‘A wolf, because I work well in packs.’” Sanford said he would be a barn owl. Doliver said she would be any bird with the gift of flight, and Klockowski said she would be a sea turtle.
The students said they found out about RYLA after being recommended by their teachers and by past attendees of the conference. Sanford said he learned about it from his sister, who attended RYLA in the past.
“The way she described it, it seems like a lot of fun,” said Sanford. “You make lifelong friends.”
Asked what they’re expecting to take away from their week at the RYLA conference, Klockowski said, “Other than the obvious, become a leader, I just want to learn how to connect with people on an effective level.”
The four NHS students will be randomly paired with a roommate for the week of the RYLA Conference, along with several other students from across the region. The students said they hope to establish more leadership skills to bring back with them to NHS for their senior years.
Doliver, Klockowski, Russell, and Sanford each offered their thanks to the committee that selected them for the conference.
Pictured: NHS RYLA-bound juniors: Jacob Russell, Katie Doliver, Hannah Klockowski, and Ryan Sanford. (Grady Thompson photo)
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