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Morgan County students present NCS Leads, thank school board during Board Member Appreciation Month
Summary
Students from Morgan County Schools presented work from a newly formed leadership program, NCS Leads, and thanked board members during Board Member Appreciation Month. Staff described a blind-review selection process; students highlighted career-technical opportunities, internships and concerns including student-athlete issues and mental health.
Students from Morgan County Schools addressed the Morgan County Board of Education during the board’s meeting to thank members for Board Member Appreciation Month and to present results from a new leadership program called NCS Leads.
Cali Schwitters, a junior at Brewer High School, said the program aims to bring student leaders together across the county. “The purpose of this slideshow and us all being here today is to truly just to say thank you to all of you for the opportunities that we made possible for the students of Morgan County,” Schwitters said.
The program, which board staff and central office personnel described as a countywide student leadership education and development initiative, assembled a group of students selected via applications distributed by principals. “The principals did. They pushed out the applications and then, we sat down and we reviewed those applications. And we let…
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