Students from the Shelton High School NNDCC participated in the Northwest Youth Leadership Conference (NWYLC) held at Pacific Lutheran University on June 21-25. The conference is sponsored by the Northwest Youth Leadership Conference Foundation a non-profit which is made up of past and present military officers who are members of the Puget Sound Chapter of The Military Order of the World Wars.
During the conference, the cadets interfaced with professionals from various disciplines in order to gain insight concerning the many aspects of leadership. Retired General James McElroy of Shelton was a speaker at the conference.
NWYLC is designed to develop among the students a better understanding of: The basic principles of a free society and of our nation’s history, the elements of leadership required to maintain a free society, those special aspects of leadership applicable to our political, legal, business, and government organizations, and the skills which will enable them to successfully assume leadership positions in their schools, communities and future careers.
Attending the conference were Jose Alvarez, Trevor Gloor, Adrianna Mottet, Marissa Newby, Riley Peters, Wolf Pulsifer and Alisa Ramirez. Asher Fewell was invited to return as a counselor this year. Scholarships for the conference were awarded to the cadets by the Shelton VFW, American Legion, 40 et 8 and the NJROTC/NNDCC Booster Club.