Roswell Rotary Club hosted the annual Leadership 20/20 1-day conference this February with approximately 70 emerging student leaders from Roswell High School attending. Without a doubt, this over 30-year tradition was a quiet yet steady testament of collaboration between Roswell HS, Roswell HS PTSA and the Roswell Rotary Club. 

Representing every corner of the school, the students were nominated by a teacher or staff for showing leadership qualities in the hallway, classroom, club meeting or playing field. They learned about their own leadership style as well as complimentary ones during the morning session. Having taken the DISC test before arriving, Executive Coach Maggie Ishack (Focal Point Coaching) not only introduced them to the “jargon” of leadership styles but also had them participate in several activities to see how it felt to work together.

Before lunch, Roswell Rotary President Trummie Lee Patrick III congratulated students on their nomination and took a group picture. At lunch, they met Rotarians as well as listened to a “fireside chat” between long-time friends Roswell Rotarian Dave Schmit and retired Naval Colonel Aviator Dwight Schmidt who talked about the joys and challenges of becoming professionals while maintaining important personal relationships.  After lunch, they participated in break-out groups where local professionals talked about relevant Hot Topics selected by RHS Social Worker, Mrs. Val Rogers: 

• DDS. Vatsala Jajoo-The ills of Vaping from a Medical Perspective
• Mr. Nnamdi Anene-Communication 101/Prepping for Post HS Communication Skills
• Mrs. Christiana Johnson/Redefining Failure as Research
• Mr. Joshua Willam/7 Descreening Habits for Successful 16–21-year-old students

The RRC 20/20 committee starts meeting in late October for the day to come together seamlessly.  Thank you to Roswell Rotarians Kathy Igou, Frederick Levy and Becky Nelson, Roswell HS CTAE Dept Chair Katherine Knowles and Roswell HS PTSA members Stacy Pearlman and Marianne Scherck. Roswell's commitment to our youth is Service Above Self in action.