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Junior Leadership Columbia Steering Committee
Purpose
To motivate
students and develop their potential for community leadership by acquainting local high school juniors with the
opportunities, realities and challenges of this community.
Goals
- Develop interactive sessions that provide participants with awareness of career and community issues
- Develop leadership skills and increase the participant's level of self-confidence
- Design sessions that show the relationship between community, businesses and organizations and individuals
- Create an atmosphere for participants to network with business, community leaders and classmates, thus encouraging long-term contacts
- Directly address the art of leadership and ways to utilize the information and contacts made through participation in the program
Benefit
Develop and encourage young potential leaders in their commitment and acceptance
of leadership roles thereby giving back to the community in which they live.
