The Queen Creek Unified School District recently hosted its annual Leading Out Loud Conference, a leadership event aimed at empowering fourth through 12th grade students.
“The LOL conference started several years ago as part of our strategic plan to develop leaders at all levels,” QCUSD Superintendent Perry Berry explained in a district press release. “We bring students with leadership potential from all our schools into this district-wide conference, teaching them about essential leadership characteristics such as positivity, integrity, empathy and dependability.”
LOL conferences feature motivational speakers, breakout sessions and hands-on activities. Students are nominated to attend by their teachers for possessing leadership qualities with the potential for continued development.
A key component of the LOL Club is the “C.A.R.E. Challenge,” which stands for champion in the community, all-in, raise school spirit, and emphasize your leadership activities, the release stated.
“Leadership is an action, an attitude, a behavior – it’s not just about the position you hold,” Berry stated in the release.