High School Students Attend WSU for Conference

On April 11th, more than 40 Arcadia High School students attended the Civic Engagement and Leadership Conference at Winona State University.  The students were nominated by their teachers as leaders or potential leaders in their school and community.  At the conference, the students attended breakout sessions hosted by Winona State students.  Session topics included self-care and stress management, salsa dance, being successful in college, identity, voting, leadership, the history of immigration, biodiversity, and food security, among others.  Arcadia students participated in engaging conversation about youth leadership and education with students and staff from other local high schools and Winona State students.  Participants also learned about civic engagement, pluralism and multilingualism during the conference.  The conference was planned by Dr. Amy Hornby Uribe and Dr. Linda D'Amico and students of the Global Studies and World Languages & Ethnic Studies departments of Winona State University.  In addition to being fun, the conference was a wonderful learning and networking opportunity for Arcadia's students, and we are looking forward to next year's conference.