Leadership award presented to local seniors

ANDERSON, GINGERICH, WITTMACK, ADAMS

Posted By: Mistina Christner (email)
Date: 7/19/2018 at 11:51:58

Source: Iowa City Press Citizen unknown date

Leadership award presented to local seniors
Photo by the Portrait Shop

Area high school seniors were recongnized with Youth Salute leadership awards, sponsored by Hills Bank and Trust Company, Sunday, September 9th at the Englert Theater, Iowa City. Over 190 students from 16 area high schools including City High, Clear Creek Amana, English Valley, Highland, Iowa Mennonite, Iowa Valley, Lone Tree, Mid-Prairie, Mount Vernon, Regina, Solon, Washington (IA), West Branch, West High, and Williamsburg were honored for their acedemic achievement and leadership contributions. Students were selected by their high school faculty to receive the prestigious award.
The ceremony included an address by Charlie Wittmack, the first Iowan to summit Mount Everest, sharing stories of inspiration that led him to make his dreams a reality, overcome his fears, and embrace adventure.
Madison Adams, West High, and Emily Adair, Solon, were recognized as the Outstanding Youth Leaders. Each will receive the opportunity to attend the Town Meeting on Tomorrow, an event that brings together youth leaders with diverse backgrounds from across the nation. The students will gather in St. Louis at Washington University in October. Other leadership award winners included Ethan Gingerich, Iowa Mennonite and Lyndsay Adams and Chelsea Anderson, Mid-Prairie.
Youth Salute is a program of the National Council on Youth Leadership (NCYL) and locally sponsored for the thirteenth year by Hills Bank and Trust Company. The NCYL is guided by the vision of making tomorrow's work better by developing leaders today. The council's mission is to assist communities to applaud, encourage, and provide opportunity for the leadership development of their youth.
For a complete list of Youth Salute participants, visit www.hillsbank.com. Hills Bank and Trust Company. Member FDIC.