Powell abruptly resigned last month over committee s choice for superintendent. Slaughter is the Central Massachusetts regional director for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and as a Pittsfield native has strong relationships with several children, families, elected officials, and community leaders in the city. I am a Black educated woman who is a confident, passionate, determined, organized leader and team player, she wrote in her letter of interest. Joining the Pittsfield School Committee will allow me to continue to serve and engage our students in our community. Also indicating interest was Karen Kaveney-Murray, who has worked in Pittsfield Public Schools as a translator, and Randy Farmer, who feels strongly about ensuring success for all students by implementing policies that focus on student achievement. Ward 4 Councilor Chris Connell nominated Farmer but the motion was not seconded.
Having completed the entirety of this 10-month leadership program, 31 students shared the products of their collective impact projects with attending family, friends, and regional leaders, and were recognized for their program completion. Though the class applied to the program prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health guidance precluded in-person meetings throughout the course of the year. As a result, from their kickoff retreat over the summer through their Commencement, the students have participated in the program virtually. For their collective impact project, the class was organized into five groups and they chose to focus on the broad topics of racism and the environment. Each group of students addressed these topics in its own way. Students created social media accounts on the topic of racism in schools and in society more broadly, organized an anti-racism workshop to be held for their peers featuring an expert from Multicultural
Canon-McMillan High School Student Chosen To Represent Pittsburgh At FBI National Academy
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh higher schooler is getting a big opportunity and it involves a trip to Quantico.
Ethan Bukovinsky, a Canon-McMillan High School sophomore, was chosen to represent western Pennsylvania at this year’s “Youth Leadership Program” with the FBI National Academy.
There will only be 59 other students from across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico joining Bukovinsky in Virginia this summer.
“They learn leadership skills such as leadership itself, making new friends and connections, and even networking with those new friends,” Bukovinsky said.
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Melton brothers Reuben and Levi Micallef are among a select few to be part of Hockey Victoria’s inaugural Youth Leadership Program.
Players were nominated by their clubs, with just 25 teenagers selected for the program.
Participants in the program will learn and develop important skills, build their confidence, and become future leaders and ambassadors for the game of hockey.
The 12-month program combines several online and face-to-face workshops, providing skills and knowledge that can be applied both on and off the hockey pitch.
Reuben and Levi have been members of the Melton Hockey Club for 10 years. Both said they were excited to be involved in the program, which started last week.