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PICTURES FROM THE 2009 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 

  

The Leadership Summit took place on Friday May 29, 2009 at the Penn State Cooperative Extension - Montgomery County. This is a rural farm setting where activities were scheduled outdoors giving the students room to move and fully participate. 58 middle school students from six school districts (7 middle schools) attended, including Pottsgrove Middle School, Springford 7th grade Center, Springford 8th Grade Center (including Springford 8th grade Student Council), Owen J. Roberts Middle, Pottstown Middle School, Upper Perkiomen Middle School.   

      

72% (42 out of 58) of the students said they are now more confident in their relationships with others at their school than earlier in the year as a result of the BUSY programming. 
chool, Daniel Boone Middle School.      

  

76% of the students (44 out of 58 respondents) felt they are more comfortable now as a leader in their school as a result of the BUSY programming

TCN BUSYTeen Committee members and TCN staff preparing for  the 2008

 Drug Free Violence Free Youth Conference held November 6, 2008 at the Berean Conference Center in Sanatoga, PA. The conference was partial funded by

 Montgomery County Economic Workforce Development, the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, Montgomery County Human Services and the Pottstown Area Wellness Foundation.

Students from Upper Perkiomen Middle School, Pottsgrove Middle School, Pottstown Middle School, Springford Middle School, Owen J. Roberts Middle School participated in the fun!

 

It wasn't only the teens that enjoyed the day!

 

Students had an opportunity to learn about healthy living options in small group workshops.  

  

Titles of the workshops? 

Interactive Games

Oh, the Places You Will Go

Youth Court 

Outside the Box

BRANDED - The Buying and Selling of You

Connecting with Communication

Stop the Drama: Dating & Internet Safety

There Ain't No I in TEAM

Check Out Reality

Hold on to Your Power

                                              

    

At the beginning of the day, everyone gathered in the main conference room to hear a presentation entitled "Becoming a Trailblazer" by a REALLY dynamic speaker, Mr. Ron Whitaker. He encouraged all of us to go after our dreams and never let others discourage us.

Then everyone gathered together again at the end of the day to watch a REALLY huge three screen multi-media production, entitled FEARLESS, offered through Motivational Productions, a multi-media company that works with school systems nation-wide. It had everyone thinking twice about their behaviors and the impact of the decisions we make. It was awesome!

2006/2007 Leadership Projects 

Students from several area schools completed service learning projects in their school and in their community during the 2006/07 school year. Below are pictures from a few schools.

Students at Owen J. Roberts held a Mix It Up at Lunch Day in January 2007

Students were encouraged to sit with students they don't normally sit with at lunch.

The goal was for students to get to know other students and create unity within the school.

Students at Pottsgrove Middle School, part of Project Enable, are presenting their service learning projects to the TriCounty Community Network members in April 2007. Service learning projects included anti-tobacco messages, fundraising for Mission Homefront and participation in their community health fairs.

Crazy Hat and Hair Day supported fundraising for Mission Homefront,
a program supporting families of servicemen and women.

The B.U.S.Y. (Building Up Strengths in Youth) Teens Committee sponsored a leadership summit in April 2007 for students who completed service learning projects. Students from Upper Perkiomen Middle School, Pottsgrove Middle School, Pottstown Middle School, Springford Middle School, Owen J. Roberts Middle School and the Ricketts Community Center in Pottstown participated in the summit. Below are some pictures highlighting some of the activities the students participated in at the summit.

Students having fun participating in a team building activity

Leadership is learning to trust one another

Leadership includes communication and solving problems together with new friends

Good leadership skills include being comfortable depending on and trusting one another


In October 2007, the B.U.S.Y. Teens Committee hosted a Drug Free Violence Free Youth Conference, sponsored in part by the Montgomery County Economic Workforce Development, Phoenixville Community Health Foundation and the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation. Participating middle schools included Owen J. Roberts, Phoenixville, Pottsgrove, Pottstown, Springford and Upper Perkiomen. Below are some pictures highlighting some of the activities at the conference.

Students started their day with a healthy breakfast and getting ready for their workshops

Students participating in Interactive Games and Problem Solving workshop

Are we having fun?