The most successfully event we have
had this Spring is without a doubt the LEAD Conference. Thanks to SLB member,
and future Co-Chair, Max Marton, we were able to secure his high school Science Leadership Academy
With a
triumphant LEAD Conference under the belt, the SLB moved forward with the
Citywide GSA meetings. The April meeting was planned to be a game night, a way
to relax after the exhaustive efforts of LEAD. Although only a few students
were expected to attend, fewer than fifteen, nearly forty youth showed up. In
addition, Multicultural Academy GSA, which had just formed and had their first
meeting only days before, came in near full attendance, with the eager and
determined President. The Multicultural students quickly networked with the
Northeast HS GSA whom were selling buttons promoting the Day of Silence.
Multicultural GSA order about twenty button form Northeast. This kind of
networking and support between schools is one of the primary goals of the
Citywide Meetings, and it proved this year’s effort worth it.
The SLB has
also grown yet again in the Spring season. Two more CAPA and SLA students,
Barry Soto and Wynn Geary have joined along with students from the very active Pennsylvania School
The last Citywide
Meeting was brought together by the effort of old and new SLB members alike.
The last Citywide of the school year was celebrated with a picnic in Washing Square Park
We have a
quickly growing Student LEADership Board, now 9 students and counting, and have
built a strong and familial community with Philadelphia county GSAs. This
school year has been nothing but meeting challenges head on and surpassing even
our greatest expectations. But we’re not done yet. There’s still the summer
ahead of us, with an SLB retreat to plan and look forward to in July!
