HSV Rotary welcomes RYLA leaders
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Rotary Club of Hot Springs Village recently welcomed four youths who were sponsored by the club to attend the annual Rotary Youth Leadership Academy.
RYLA is a leadership development program directed by Rotary International to promote leadership skills in young people. Some topics at the three-day camp included communication skills, conflict management, ethics, leadership fundamentals and problem solving, along with community and global citizenship.
This year, RYLA was coordinated by Rotarians Lee Ann Branch and Christine Chang. Based on recommendations from their schools, four outstanding students were sponsored by HSV Rotary at the
4-H Center in Ferndale. They were junior Emiley Burke from Fountain Lake; sophomore Emily Crumpton from Jessieville, and sophomore Destini Nichols and junior Josh Walpole from Mountain Pine.
Burke is a member of the National Honor Society and recently attended the Governor’s
4.0 Luncheon in Little Rock. Crumpton is a member of the Beta Club, A/B honor roll, and All American Cheer. Nichols is a member of the All A honor roll and attended the Governor’s 4.0 Luncheon. Walpole is a member of the A/B honor roll, Beta Club, Gifted and Talented program, and Quizbowl team. They each gave a brief speech for the Rotarians, describing their experience at RYLA camp.
Rotary membership is open to all men and women, with guests welcome at the Hot Springs Village club, which meets in the Fireside Dining Room at Good Sam’s, 121 Cortez Road, at 7 a.m. Thursday. Visitors are encouraged to attend the informative club programs and learning more about the fellowship of Rotary.