Emerson High School’s Marine Corps JROTC conducted its 4th annual Leadership and Character Development Seminar on June 10, 2006. The seminar was attended by present and future leaders of the school and was conducted by mentors invited to share their leadership skills and success in their professional work. Students were divided into small groups to discuss leadership and character development with mentors, and then publicly presented the knowledge they gained.

The Emerson High School Administration encourages students to remain involved with community leaders and professionals throughout the year. Administrators hope to build leadership capacity by reaching out to existing professionals who take part in the school-wide Career Day Initiative, as well as employers who work with our Career to Business Education students, with hopes of including them in future leadership seminars. The ultimate goal is to equip student leaders to follow in their mentors’ footsteps by giving back to their community as mentors themselves.