JTLPP: Winter Summit Re-Cap

WINTER SUMMIT: JANUARY 24,2015

After postponing the Winter Summit (the second session of the JTLPP) in early January due to inclement weather, the re-scheduled second session was held on Saturday, January 24th, 2015. The focus of the summit was on leadership, and ways to get students involved in their community. Another topic that was covered was overcoming the obstacles that could get in students’ way, especially for many that are future first generation college students.

During the session, students worked with an array of professionals in different workshops to understand the different ways they could grow as leaders. The speakers conducting the workshop sessions discussed how to turn student’s talents into strengths, how to identify the values that help shape who they are, and what obstacles may occur while trying to attain a higher education. Towards the end of the workshop, the high school students got the opportunity to sit with HSC scholars and interns to ask any questions they had about college. Many of the students stated that they were happy that they got the chance talk one-on-one with current university students about their experiences.

When asked about how the summit enriched their lives, a tenth grade student said that “leadership is not just something that you need to put on college or career applications but it is something you need to do in life” while another stated that these sessions were important to their future “because where I come, from I’m not expected to go to college”.

The next conference will be on March 28th, 2015 at the ACC Eastview Campus. For more information on the JTLPP go here.