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www.kansascity.com | 08/07/2007 | Olathe North student attends student leadership conference in New York
Olathe North senior Danyelle Johnson got more than she expected from a student leadership conference in New York City this summer.
She returned with new motivation for a career.
“I am interested in pursuing a career in deaf education after high school and this helped me to decide to go for it,” she said. “I learned that you have to go for what you want in life.”
Johnson was one of two Kansas students selected to attend a national congressional student leadership conference this summer in New York. The LeadAmerica conference was held at Wagner College for academically talented and promising young leaders from across the United States and other countries.
Johnson said the 10-day trip taught her more than just how to be a better leader.
“I learned how to be a better person,” she said. “We had inspirational speakers that really got me thinking.”
To get started on her career goals, Johnson plans to participate in a cadet teaching program at North this year. She will spend her sixth and seventh hour of classes volunteering at the Kansas School for the Deaf.
“I could be helping the classroom or I could be answering phones,” she said. “I would love to be able to use my sign language skills. My goal is to major in deaf education.”
Johnson plans to attend a college in Oklahoma to pursue her degree.
“I’m really passionate about sign language and no colleges in Kansas offer a similar program,” she said. “I’m not sure what age I would like to teach, but I’m very excited about becoming involved in education.”
Students were selected for the LeadAmerica program based on academic achievement and extracurricular and community involvement. At North, Johnson participates in drill team, band, drama and a mentor program.
In addition, she is involved in the Presidential Award program and volunteers more than 100 hours a year in community programs such as the Grace United Methodist Church’s Vacation Bible School and Bilingual Vacation Bible School in Olathe. She has also volunteered at local animal shelters and worked in the pharmacy one summer at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan.
In New York, students selected an academic area to study. Johnson chose theater arts.
“The lectures were split between theater and leadership, but often addressed how to take a leadership role in theater,” she said. Students also prepared improvisational skits with various settings and themes provided by instructors.
Highlights of the trip included seeing two Broadway shows, touring the CBS Morning show and seeing both the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, she said.
Johnson said she especially enjoyed meeting students from all over the United States.
“We were all there for the same reasons, so we got along really well,” she said.
Olathe North senior Danyelle Johnson got more than she expected from a student leadership conference in New York City this summer.
She returned with new motivation for a career.
“I am interested in pursuing a career in deaf education after high school and this helped me to decide to go for it,” she said. “I learned that you have to go for what you want in life.”
Johnson was one of two Kansas students selected to attend a national congressional student leadership conference this summer in New York. The LeadAmerica conference was held at Wagner College for academically talented and promising young leaders from across the United States and other countries.
Johnson said the 10-day trip taught her more than just how to be a better leader.
“I learned how to be a better person,” she said. “We had inspirational speakers that really got me thinking.”
To get started on her career goals, Johnson plans to participate in a cadet teaching program at North this year. She will spend her sixth and seventh hour of classes volunteering at the Kansas School for the Deaf.
“I could be helping the classroom or I could be answering phones,” she said. “I would love to be able to use my sign language skills. My goal is to major in deaf education.”
Johnson plans to attend a college in Oklahoma to pursue her degree.
“I’m really passionate about sign language and no colleges in Kansas offer a similar program,” she said. “I’m not sure what age I would like to teach, but I’m very excited about becoming involved in education.”
Students were selected for the LeadAmerica program based on academic achievement and extracurricular and community involvement. At North, Johnson participates in drill team, band, drama and a mentor program.
In addition, she is involved in the Presidential Award program and volunteers more than 100 hours a year in community programs such as the Grace United Methodist Church’s Vacation Bible School and Bilingual Vacation Bible School in Olathe. She has also volunteered at local animal shelters and worked in the pharmacy one summer at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan.
In New York, students selected an academic area to study. Johnson chose theater arts.
“The lectures were split between theater and leadership, but often addressed how to take a leadership role in theater,” she said. Students also prepared improvisational skits with various settings and themes provided by instructors.
Highlights of the trip included seeing two Broadway shows, touring the CBS Morning show and seeing both the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, she said.
Johnson said she especially enjoyed meeting students from all over the United States.
“We were all there for the same reasons, so we got along really well,” she said.
