Middle school student selected
for national leadership
conference
Eighth grade student Karin
Beswick has been chosen to take
part in the National Young
Leaders State Conference (NYLSC)
in January.
Beswick, the daughter of Barbara
Banahan and Greg Beswick, was
selected for the four-day
conference in Albany after being
nominated by her Advanced Math
Teacher, Wendi Wiley.
Wiley said she nominated Beswick
because of outgoing personality
and involvement in the school
and community, as well as her
ability to be a great leader.
Beswick, a Selkirk resident,
said she is “excited” by her
selection to attend the
conference.
“I think it will help me out a
lot, it will look on my college
applications and hopefully it
will help me get some
scholarships,” the
forward-thinking middle school
student said.
Beswick plans to attend the
University of California at
Santa Cruz to major in marine
biology. Of course, that’s after
she graduates RCS as a member of
the class of 2012.
“My family and I go on vacation
a lot to the ocean – Cape Cod,
the Bahamas, Florida and I just
love it,” she said.
Themed Courageous Leadership,
the National Young Leaders State
Conference helps young scholars
take an introspective and
highly-personalized assessment
of their leadership skills and
abilities, according to
materials provided by the
Congressional Youth Leadership
Council educational
organization.
Throughout the four-day program,
which runs from Jan. 31 trough
Feb. 3, Beswick and the other
students selected for the
conference will build a working
“toolkit” of strategies to help
them successfully dream, create
and implement plans that will
change how they view their role
as leaders in their communities,
the organization stated.
Several area organizations,
businesses and individuals are
helping to fund her attendance
at the conference, which costs
$1,300. They are Banahan
Construction, WM Biers, CR
Wireless, Francisco Equipment,
Hair-Em Salon, In His Steps
Ministries, LaFarge Building
Materials,
the Grace Methodist Church
Sunday School
and Jody Lisa.
Grades 7/8 Principal Pam Black
said Beswick is deserving of the
honor.
“She’s a great kid who is
dedicated to doing well,” said
Black.
