Southern Maryland Youth

Leadership Conference

Students who will be in the tenth or eleventh grades in September 2008 were invited to attend the fourth Southern Maryland Youth Leadership Conference hosted by the Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties school systems, and Southern Maryland businesses and organizations.

The conference was held

June 22 through June 25, 2008,

at St. Mary's College of Maryland,
in historic St. Mary's City, Maryland.

One hundred students attended.

Students were engaged in educational activities that will help them to develop as leaders in the community. These students are future managers of auto dealerships, high school principals, newspaper editors, county sheriffs, owners of printing companies, bank presidents, and more. In the future, they will be leaders of local businesses and organizations and helping our community thrive.

Conference Objectives:

* Strengthen or develop leadership skills in students with minimal leadership experiences

* Create an awareness of leadership opportunities

* Increase knowledge of personal behavior and the impact behavior has on others and personal circumstances.

* Help students build on their strengths and recognize their limitations in order to transform themselves into leaders.

Local businesses and organizations participated by sponsoring events, seminars, and speakers and/or provided chaperone assistance.

For more information, contact Bernadette Lewis, SMECO's Community and Cultural Relations Manager, at 888-440-3311 ext. 4340.