Four Schilling juniors, along with eleven other Cincinnati high school students, recently attended the Spirit of America Youth Leadership Conference in Valley Forge in April. They were awarded scholarships to attend the conference from The Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation. The scholarship included tuition, board, room, and travel expenses.
The purpose of the Spirit of America Youth Leadership Conference is for students to explore American democracy, to better understand the rights and responsibilities of America citizenship, to develop their leadership skills, and to actively engage in activities focused on current events and issues in our country. The Activities included
• Mock Congressional Debate, in which participants discussed a current events based Constitutional problem.
• Free Enterprise challenge, which encouraged students to explore the world of entrepreneurship and free markets.
• Leadership workshops, which introduced participants to different styles of leadership and character traits demonstrated by recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor
• Visits to Valley Forge and historic Philadelphia
