MANSFIELD – Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center hosted its annual Student Leadership Conference on Friday, May 8.
This event was for students in grades 9 through 12 to enjoy an interactive and engaging day exploring leadership practices.
The leadership conference was open to all MOESC client/partnering districts, and approximately 200 students and 20 adults from nine school districts attended the event.
The conference aims to increase leadership capacities among students by giving them an opportunity outside of their home district to develop leadership and collaboration skills.
The goal of this opportunity is to prepare students to assume leadership roles and become change agents. Bringing students from different districts delivers the possibilities of various perspectives and learning experiences.
Kevin Fourman, Educational Consultant and Special Programs Coordinator, reflected on the event.
“Students from area school districts enjoyed engaging, hands-on team building activities and motivational speakers to aid them in their future endeavors as student school leaders.”
After starting the day with engaging activities, students heard from keynote speaker Dr. Jim Mahoney, had lunch and ended the day with the final keynote speaker, Mr. Doug Ute, OHSSA Executive Director.
A long-time educator and entrepreneur, Jim Mahoney has dedicated his life to bettering educational opportunities for all students, serving as a superintendent, principal, and teacher. In 2001, he joined Battelle for Kids as the organization’s first executive director.
Doug Ute, a former coach, teacher, athletic administrator, principal and superintendent who spent 35 years in Ohio’s schools, was named the Executive Director of the Ohio High School Athletic Association on Sept. 8, 2020.
He is the OHSAA’s 11th leader in its 117-year history.