Eleven students from YHS attended a diversity leadership conference at Central Community College in Grand Island on October 17th. This conference aimed at developing leadership and a sense of community among students of diverse backgrounds. The conference had a profound influence on the students attending.
The key-note speaker for the event was a young man from Rwanda who had survived this atrocities of genocide and civil warfare in his native country. After many members of his family were killed, he escaped to the United States where he has rebuilt his life. His life story, while tragic, was an emotional testament to human triumph through endurance and perseverance.
After this inspiring key-note speech, the students attended various sessions on setting educational goals, preparing for college and various fields of employment. One of the highlights of the day was watching YHS Senior, Beatriz Martinez, receive the Youth Leadership Diversity Conference Educational Scholarship.
The students came back to school, excited about the possibility of starting a diversity club at YHS. At the conference, they learned what such clubs at other schools were doing to promote tolerance and put an end to prejudice. YHS students attending were: Carlos Grijalva, Kassie Munoz, Efrain Chavez, Fernando Sanchez, Alex Reyes, Andrea Grijalva, Norma Chavez, Beatriz Martinez, Itzel Cervantes, Barbara Young, and Susana Enriquez.
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