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Emerging
Public Leaders Program 2008-09
June 22 - 28, 2008
(l-r) Elasha Collins and Twanecia Smith |
Ice Breakers |
(l-r) Tierney O'Rourke, Stephen Miller, Sean Robins, Chaz McIntyre
and Ben Saul |
Dr. Glen Halva-Neubauer, Professor of Political Science at Furman
discussing issues in local and state government |
The group posing with Jim Bourey, City Manager of the City of
Greenville |
Jim Bourey discussing how city government works |
Downtown Greenville by the Reedy River |
(l-r) Jon Baddley, Brittany Donnelly, Landy Fink |
Lorna Fink and Christina Henderson |
Benton Wise with Representative Nikki Haley, SC House of Representatives |
Front: Benton Wise; Back (l-r) Chaz McIntrye, Ben Saul, Stephen
Miller, Tori James, Jon Baddley, Sean Robins |
(l-r) Ali Boyd, Tori James, Mallory Boyd |
Governor Mark Sanford's office |
The EPL group in front of the State Capitol |
Dr. Brooke Culclasure explaining Public Service Projects |
Group discussion about service projects
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Lecture
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(l-r) Sean Robins, Benton Wise, Landy Fink, Tori James, Amber
Locklear, Neha Parthasarathy, Michael Bibo, Brann Fowler |
Emerging
Public Leaders Class of 2008-2009
The
Riley Institute at Furman welcomed the 2008-09 Emerging Public Leaders
(EPL) to Furman's campus June 22 - 28, 2008 for a week filled with
activitites and opportunities to learn about public leadership.
To view the Schedule of Activities, click
here. The 2008-09 student participants are:
Jon
Baddley — Mauldin
High School, Mauldin, SC
Michael Bibo — Fort Mill High School, Fort
Mill, SC
Mallory Boyd — Hammond School, Columbia,
SC
Elasha Collins — Western Hills University
High School, Cincinnati, OH
Brittany Donnelly — Spring Valley High
School, Columbia, SC
Landy Fink — East Forsyth High School,
Kernersville, NC
Tori James — Forestview High School, Gastonia,
NC
Zacharias Kennedy — Fairfield Central
High School, Winnsboro, SC
Amber Locklear — Pinewood Preparatory School,
Summerville, SC
Charles McIntyre — Ridge View High School,
Columbia, SC
Stephen Miller — James Island Christian
School, Charleston, SC
Tierney O'Rourke — Jesuit High School,
Portland, OR
Neha Parthasarathy — S.C. Governor's School
for the Arts and Humanities Greenville, SC
Sean Robins — Strom Thurmond High School,
Johnston, SC
Ben Saul — Emerald High School, Greenwood,
SC
Twanecia Smith — Western Hills University
High School, Cincinnati, OH
Benton Wise — West Florence High School,
Florence, SC
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Emerging
Public Leaders 2007-08
Presentations March 14-15, 2008
(l-r) Drew Callaghan (won Third Place tie), Luis Gonzales, Miya
Walker |
(l-r) Anna Eusebio, Miya Walker, Mikaela Shaw, a guest, Anna
Gillespie |
Athena Lao was First Place winner for her project |
Anh Lee won Third Place tie |
Alyssa Richardson tied for the Honorable Mention Award |
Miya Walker presenting her project |
Luis Gonzales was Second Place winner for his project |
(l-r) Alyssa Richardson, Anna Gillespie, Mia Wrightson, Athena
Lao, Miya Walker, Anna Gillespie, Anh Lee |
Students
returned to campus in the Spring 2008, March 14-15, to present their
chosen projects and winners were selected. They were as follows:
First
Prize: Athena Lao $2,000
Second Prize: Luis Gonzalez $2,000
Third Prize Tie: Drew Callaghan, $500 and Anh Lee,
$500
Honorable Mention: Hannah Shadrick and Alyssa Richardson
To
view the press release on the winners and the student's service
projects, click
here.
To
view their spring presentation schedule of events, click
here;
to view the suggested presentation outline and presentation guidelines,
click
here; to view the scoring form that the judges used, click
here.
This
year's judges included Minh Tran, Region Executive-SC at Piedmont
Natural Gas; Lorna Fink, EPL participant 2006 and a student at Furman
University; Joy Fuller, owner of Fuller Potential Tutoring, LLC
; and Gary Ault, CEO and Publisher of Greenville Magazine.
Emerging
Public Leaders Program 2007-08
July 22 - 28, 2007
Emerging Public Leaders '07 |
The staff: Row 1 (l-r) Leigh Berman, Elizabeth Goss, Shun Griffin,
Monica Handa, Quentin James, Cindy Youssef; Row 2 (l-r) Brooke
Culclasure, Cathy Stevens |
Students arriving at Lakeside Housing, Judson Hall |
Tobi Swartz, Director of Bridges to a Brighter Future, conducting
a leadership & teambuilding activity |
A teambuilding exercise |
"Knowing Yourself as a Leader" activity |
The students with the Mayor of the City of Greenville Knox White
in his office |
The group at Falls Park in downtown Greenville |
Some fun after a hard day at work! |
Dr. Erik Ching, Assoc Professor of History at Furman speaking
about the historical origins of wealth & poverty in the
world |
On a "tour of poverty," students visit Triune
Mercy Center and meet with the pastor, Deb Moore |
The group working together on a paint and repair project for
low-income homeowners in inner-city Greenville |
Drew Callaghan playing football with children from the Central
Community Ministry |
Students discussing issues with Nigel Robertson, News Anchor,
WYFF Greenville |
Free time fun! |
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The South
Carolina Statehouse, Columbia, SC |
Lunch discussion with SC Superintendent of Education Jim Rex |
State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex with Mia Wrightson
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Meredith Gill presenting SC Senator Joel Lourie a thank you
gift |
Miya Walker presenting Tom Davis, Chief of Staff for Governor
Mark Sanford, a thank you gift |
An introduction to public service projects by Dr. Chris Burkett,
Asst Professor of Education at Columbia College, SC |
Students brainstorming a service project |
Lathrum Johnson explaining his group's service project
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Urban Political Simulation |
Republican Presidential candidate, John McCain, with the students
at the Greenville Drive game |
Emerging
Public Leaders Class of 2007-08
The
Riley Institute at Furman welcomed the 2007-08 Emerging Public Leaders
(EPL) to Furman's campus July 22 - 28, 2007 for a week filled with
activitites and opportunities to learn about public leadership.
This year's participants came from Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee and various high schools throughout South
Carolina. To view a "Schedule of Activites," click
here. To view the students' blog, click
here.
Jordone
Branch – Hammond School – Columbia, SC
Drew Callaghan – Holy Ghost Preparatory
School – Bensalem, PA
Alana Dillon – Turpin High School –
Cincinnati, OH
Anna Lynn Doster – Camden High School –
Camden, SC
Anna Eusebio – Grimsley High School –
Greensboro, NC
Meredith Gill – Spring Valley High School
– Columbia, SC
Anna Gillespie – Greenwood High School
– Greenwood, SC
Luis Gonzales – Greenville Senior High
School – Greenville, SC
Jay Ingles – Eastside High School –
Taylors, SC
Caitlin Jebens – Strom Thurmond High School
– Johnston, SC
Lathrum Johnson – Marlboro Academy –
Bennettsville, SC
Athena Lao – Clarke Central High School
– Athens, GA
Anh Lee – Socastee High School –
Myrtle Beach, SC
David Mason – Orangeburg-Wilkenson High
School – Orangeburg, SC
Alyssa Richardson – Ridge View High School
- Columbia, SC
Whit McGreevy – Porter-Gaud High School
– Charleston, SC
Chong Ni – SC Governor’s School for
Science and Math – Hartsville, SC
Hannah Shadrick – Girls Preparatory School
– Chattanooga, TN
Mikaela Shaw – McAuley High School –
Cincinnati, OH
Miya Walker – James F. Byrnes High School
– Duncan, SC
Colin Whelehan – SC Governor’s School
for the Arts and Humanities – Greenville, SC
Mia Wrightson – Parlorview High School
– Lilburn, GA
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Emerging
Public Leaders 2006-07
Presentations March 23-24, 2007
The 2006 EPL group reunites! |
Brann Fowler |
James Beja |
Cotrel Brooks |
Melissa Youssef |
Anna Dearybury |
Denyse Walls |
Sarah Meadows |
Hakeem Jefferson |
Shana Roach |
Sarah Delap |
Lorna Fink |
Awards Luncheon |
Special guest speaker, Beth Brotherton, News Anchor and Reporter,
WYFF News 4 |
EPL participants receiving a Certificate of Completion |
Utsav Bansal |
TJ Brown |
1st Place Tie
(l-r) Lorna Fink and Hakeem Jefferson |
2nd Place Tie
(l-r) Stephanie Matson and Sarah Meadows |
Honorable Mention
(l-r) Ustav Bansal, Danielle Brandon, and Cotrel Brooks |
Students
returned to campus in the Spring 2007 to present their chosen projects
and winners were selected. They were as follows:
First
Place Tie-$1,500 each: Hakeem Jefferson, Crestwood High
School, Sumter, SC and Lorna Fink, East Forsyth High School, Kernersville,
SC
Second Place Tie-$1,000 each: Stephanie Matson,
Thomas Worthington High School, Worthington, OH and Sarah Meadows,
Barnwell High School, Barnwell, SC
Honorable Mention: Cotrel Brooks, Lake Marion High
School, Santee, SC, Danielle Brandon, Mid-Carolina High School,
Prosperity, SC, and Ustav Bansal, Brighton High School, Rochester,
NY
To
view their spring presentation schedule of events, click
here; to
view the judges' biographies, click on their respective name —
Beth
Brotherton, Allen
Hamada, Shunta
Harmon, Damien
Michelin and Donald
R. Raber; and to
view the list of winners with a brief summary of their project,
click here.
Emerging
Public Leaders Program 2006-07
July 23 - 29, 2006
Emerging Public Leaders '06 with Secretary Riley |
Brooke Culclasure, Project Mgr. & Cathy Stevens, Assoc.
Project Mgr. |
Brann Fowler discussing his project ideas with the group |
City Council (l-r) Melissa Youssef, Rachael Bedosky, Anna Dearybury,
Stephanie Matson & Cortrel Brooks |
Councilman Sean Bear |
Counselors at Riverbanks Zoo "monkeying around" |
Diane Smock, Greenville City Council Member |
EPL Reception |
Group at Falls Park |
Harry Workman at the Hollis Center |
Icebreakers |
Mayor Knox White at the Greenville City Council Chambers |
Lindsey Wallace painting at the Hollis Center |
EPL participants having lunch with Secretary Riley |
Rachael Bedosky and Shana Roach |
Senator Jim Ritchie talking with the students |
Sarah Meadows and Chris Burkett |
Staff at Falls Park (l-r) front row: Monica Handa, Christina
Henderson; back row: Cathy Stevens, Brooke Culclasure, Scott
McPherson, Anthony Thompson, William Baucom, Chris Burkett,
Cindy Youssef
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Beth Templeton, Exec Director of United Ministries speaking
about poverty & community activism |
Utsav Bansal and Melissa Youssef |
Emerging
Public Leaders Class of 2006-07
The
Riley Institute at Furman welcomed the 2006-07 Emerging Public Leaders
(EPL) to campus on July 24 - 29, 2006 for a week filled with activitites
and opportunities to learn about public leadership. This year's
participants came from Ohio, New York, North Carolina, and various
high schools throughout South Carolina. To view the Schedule of
Activites, click here.
To read
the student's blog, click
here.
Utsav
Bansal, Brighton High School — Rochester, NY
Sean Bear, Pinewood Preparatory School —
Summerville, SC
Rachael Bedosky, Bluffton High School —
Bluffton, SC
James Beja, Strom Thurmond High School —
Johnston, SC
Ali Boyd, Hammond School — Columbia, SC
Danielle Brandon, Mid-Carolina High School —
Prosperity, SC
Cotrel Brooks, Lake Marion High School —
Santee, SC
TJ Brown, Lexington High School — Lexington,
SC
Anna Dearybury, Spartanburg High School —
Spartanburg, SC
Sarah Delap, Riverside High School — Greer,
SC
Lorna Fink, East Forsyth High School —
Kernersville, NC
Brann Fowler, Thomas Heyward Academy —
Ridgeland,
SC
Hakeem Jefferson, Crestwood High School —
Sumter, SC
Stephanie Matson, Thomas Worthington High School
— Worthington, OH
Sarah Meadows, Barnwell High School — Barnwell,
SC
Shana Roach, Fairfield Central High School —
Winnsboro, SC
Lindsey Wallace, Mauldin High School —
Mauldin, SC
Denyse Walls, The Beacon School — New York,
NY
Becca Wilson, Upper Arlington High School —
Upper Arlington, OH
Melissa Youssef, Southside High School —
Greenville, SC
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Emerging
Public Leaders 2005-06
Presentations March 24-25, 2006
Students
returned to campus in the Spring of 2006 to present their chosen
projects and winners were selected. They were as follows:
First
Place-$2,000: Patrick Sellars, Dorman High School, Roebuck,
SC
Second Place Tie-$1,000: Omi Naderi, Charleston
School of the Arts, North Charleston, SC and Shun Griffin, Emerald
High School, Greenwood, SC
Third Place-$500: Ellen Corman, Escambia Academy,
Atmore, Alabama
Honorable Mention Tie-$250: Will Lankford, York
Comprehensive High School, York, SC and Jane Werrell, Ashley Hall,
Charleston, SC
To
view The Greenville News article written by Brooke Culclasure,
Project Director, and Cathy Stevens, Assistant Project Director,
on the 05-06 winning projects, click
here.
Emerging
Public Leaders Program 2005-06
July 31 - August 6, 2005
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Emerging
Public Leaders '05 with Secretary Riley
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Beth
Templeton, Executive Director of United Ministries discussed
poverty and community activism |
Chandra
Dillard, Greenville City Council, spoke to the group in the
Greenville City Council Chambers |
Nigel
Robertson, News Anchor, WYFF Greenville, and Shun Griffin. Nigel
discussed working with the media. |
Mayor Knox
White spoke to the group in the Greenville City Council Chambers
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Nancy
Whitworth, Director of Economic Development, spoke to the
group about leadership in downtown revitalization
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Group
at CNN, Atlanta, GA
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Group
at the Coca-Cola Museum, Atlanta, GA
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Urban
Political Simulation: (l-r) Jennifer Rahn, Shun Griffin, Will
Lankford, Ellen Corman, A'Shaunda Gore, Alex Koehler
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Martha Bordogna
in simulation |
Shun Griffin and Will Lankford
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Adrian
Zoller in simulation
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(l-r) Don Gordon, Omi Naderi, and Senator DeMint |
Ellen Corman at CNN, Atlanta, GA
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(l-r)
Shun Griffin, A'Shandra Gore, Brandy Durham, and Quentin James
at the Martin Luther King Tomb, Atlanta, GA |
Secretary
Riley, Chad Wick (KnowledgeWorks Foundation) and Terry Peterson
joined the group for lunch
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Emerging
Public Leaders Class of 2005-06
Martha
Bordogna, Spartanburg High School, Spartanburg, SC
Ellen Corman, Escambia Academy-Alabama, Atmore, AL
Jonathan Cote, Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill,
SC
Brandy Durham, Northwestern High School, Rock Hill,
SC
A'Shaunda Gore, Green Sea Floyd High School, Green
Sea, SC
Shun Griffin, Emerald High School, Greenwood, SC
Olivia Hightower, Midland Valley High School, Graniteville,
SC
Quentin James, Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC
Will Lankford, York Comprehensive High School,
York, SC
Omi Naderi, Charleston County School of the Arts,
North Charleston, SC
Niti Parthasarathy, South Carolina Governor's School
for the Arts, Greenville, SC
Elizabeth Powell, Carvers Bay High School, Hemingway,
SC
Jennifer Rahn, Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School, Bamberg,
SC
Patrick Sellars, Dorman High School, Roebuck, SC
Jane Werrell, Ashley Hall High School, Charleston,
SC
Emily Wilson, Hartsville High School, Hartsville,
SC
Adrian Zoller, Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, OH
Six
of the 2005 EPL student projects were featured
in their local newspapers.
Ellen
Corman was featured in the Atmore Advance, Atmore,
AL for securing a $75,000 grant to replace trees destroyed
by hurricanes; to view the article, click
here.
Jonathan
Cote was featured in the Fort Mill Times, Fort
Mill, SC for creating a student liaison board; to view the article,
click here.
Shun
Griffin was featured in the Index Journal, Greenwood,
SC for launching a new program, Operation
Impact, that is designed to help middle school students
become successful leaders in high school and beyond; to view the
article, click
here.
Will
Lankford was featured in the Rock Hill Herald,
Rock Hill, SC for developing a project that will create volunteer
opportunities for students at the York Place Episcopal Church Home
for Children; to view the article, click
here.
Elizabeth
Powell was featured in the Georgetown Times, Georgetown,
SC for establishing a Diabetes Awareness Month and organizing events
for its kickoff; to view the article,click
here.
Patrick Sellars was featured in the Spartanburg
Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, SC for creating a children's
book that focuses on conservation; to view the article, click
here; to view an article that appeared in The Greenville
News, click
here.
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Emerging
Public Leaders 2004-05
Presentations March 12, 2005
Abby Elsener |
Achieng Adongo |
Allison Miller |
Judges (l-r) Sharon Kazee, Sheldon Early and Tobi Swartz |
William Baucom |
Kali Schrott |
Kristin Olson |
John Odell Ferguson with Dori Norwood and Shunta Harmon |
Lindsay Westlake |
Justin Bagwell |
Abby Elsener |
John Simpkins, guest speaker at the awards' luncheon |
First Place Winner - Abby Elsener with Dori Norwood and Shunta
Harmon |
Second Place Winner - Achieng Adongo with Dori Norwood and Shunta
Harmon |
Third Place Winner - Jeremy Welch with Dori Norwood and Shunta
Harmon |
Students
returned to campus in the Spring of 2005 to present their chosen
projects and winners were selected. They were as follows:
First
Place-$2,500: Abigail Elsener, Anderson High School, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Second Place-$1,000: Achieng Adongo, Hammond School,
Columbia, South Carolina
Third Place-$1,000: Jeremy Welch, Emerald High
School, Greenwood, South Carolina
Emerging
Public Leaders Program 2004-05
August 1 - 7, 2004
Emerging Public Leaders Class of 2004 |
Dr. Don Gordon, Furman professor and Director of the Riley Institute,
spoke to the group about local government |
Odetta Macleish-White discussed community activism and leadership
issues
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Nigel Robertson, WYFF News Channel 4 reporter, spoke about media
relations |
Speaker David Wilkins discussed public service and leadership
at the State level |
Davis Mersereau makes a presentation at the City Council meeting
simulation |
City Council from left: Allison Miller, William Baucom, Shunta
Harmon, Justin Bagwell & Abby Elsener |
John Ferguson makes his presentation to City Council |
Field trip to Atlanta; a tour of CNN |
The Villages of East Lake (Atlanta) established in 1995 is a
revitalization project that serves families across a broad range
of incomes |
Drew Charter School (Atlanta) is a neigborhood school where
many children from the Villages of East Lake attend classes.
Drew has an extended day, after-school programs, and renowned
success |
Juan Johnson, Sr. VP of Coca Cola in Atlanta discussed diversity
in our communities |
At Greenville City Hall, the students learned about leadership
in downtown revitalization |
Mayor Knox White, in City Council Chambers, spoke about issues
related to city government |
Diane Eldridge from Upstate
Forever discussed community activism and environmental issues |
The EPL group in front of the Reedy River, which runs through
downtown Greenville |
Emerging
Public Leaders Class of 2004-05
Achieng
Adongo, Hammond High School, Columbia, SC
Will Alsfelder, Mariemont High School, Cincinnati,
OH
Justin Bagwell, Hillcrest High School, Simpsonville,
SC
William Baucom, Mayo High School, Darlington, SC
Abby Elsener, Anderson High School, Cincinnati,
OH
John Ferguston, Mauldin High School, Mauldin, SC
Davis Mersereau, Porter-Gaud, Charleston, SC
Allison Miller, Christ Church Episcopal School,
Greenville, SC
Chase Neely, Spartanburg High School, Spartanburg,
SC
Kristin Olson, Terry Sanford High School, Fayetteville,
NC
Kali Schrott, Hilton Head Preparatory, Hilton Head
Island, SC
Jeremy Welch, Emerald High School, Greenvwood,
SC
Lindsay Westlake, Greenville High School, Greenville,
SC
Three
of the 2004 EPL student projects were featured in their local newspaper.
Abby
Elsener and Will Alsfelder's projects were featured in
the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH;
click here to read the article. Jeremy Welch's project
was featured in the Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC; click
here to read the article.
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Emerging
Public Leaders Program 2003-04
July 27 - August 2, 2003
Emerging
Public Leaders Class of 2003-04
Heather
Beasley, Euclid High School, Euclid, OH
Eileen Chiaro, Hilton Head Preparatory School,
Hilton Head Island, SC
Kirsten Coleman, Southside High School, Greenville,
SC
Clara Copley, Spartanburg High School, Spartanburg,
SC
Kasey Creswell, Hillcrest High School, Simpsonville,
SC
Caitlin Gardner, Saint Ursala Academy, Cincinnati,
OH
Miguel Guerro, Prepa Tec, Santa Catarina, N.L.,
Mexico
Kristen Kennedy, Trinity Collegiate, Darlington,
SC
Jarred Peterson, Mayo High School for MST, Darlington,
SC
Susanna Ratsavong, Garfield High School, Akron,
OH
Anna Ready, Emerald High School, Greenwood, SC
Ashley Rice, Saint Ursala Academy, Cincinnati,
OH
Yaasira Scott, East High School, Cleveland, OH
Monica Taylor, Estill High School, Estill, SC
Anthony Thompson, Mauldin High School, Mauldin,
SC
Mary Utsey, Hillcrest High School, Simpsonville,
SC
Andrew Waters, Christ Church Episcopal School,
Greenville, SC
Whitney White, Hemingway High School, Hemingway,
SC
Taylor Witten, Shaw High School, East Cleveland,
OH
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Emerging
Public Leaders Program 2002-03
July 28 - August 3, 2002
Snack time for Cindy Youssef, Monica Handa, and Katie Lee |
Field Trip to Atlanta-a tour of the Ebenezer Baptist Church,
home church of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
A tour of CNN in Atlanta: from left are Burkett, Harmon, Lee,
Buckingham, Knott, & Hardaway |
From left: Stanton Cannarella, Handa, Knott, Quinn, Harmon,
Buckingham, Groh, Lee, Gaskins, Dicks |
The week culminates with a luncheon for students and parents |
Taite Quinn visits with Secretary and Mrs. Riley at the luncheon |
Claire Wilson speaks to group at the luncheon |
Shinise Gaskins, Nikasha Dicks, Fran Hardaway |
Cindy Youssef presents her completed project in March '03 |
Dan Knott presents his completed project in March '03 |
Emerging Public Leaders Class of 2002 |
EPL award winner, Katie Lee and Deedee Corradini |
Emerging
Public Leaders Class of 2002-03
Ann Stanton Cannarella, Hartsville High School,
Hartsville, SC
Nikasha Dicks, Williston-Elko High School , Williston,
SC
Shinise Gaskins, Lake City High School, Lake City,
SC
Jack Groh, Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton
Head Island, SC
Monica Handa, Riverside High School, Greer, SC
Fran Hardaway, Trinity Collegiate School, Darlington,
SC
Dan Knott, Dutch Fork High School, Irmo, SC
Katie Lee, Spartanburg High School, Spartanburg,
SC
Taite Quinn, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville,
SC
Claire Wilson, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville,
SC
Cindy Youssef, Southside High School, Greenville,
SC
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