Month of the Military Child Trailblazers

Month of the Military Child

Trailblazers Introducing the Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program U.S. Air Force Academy, April, 2016

“Leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do it.�

- Frances Hesselbein

Hope Conn Swansboro High School - 11th Grade Hubert, North Carolina Civilian

“Our club has turned around in the past two years and had the biggest impact on our community in this year alone… That is why I need Hesselbein. I understand that our club needs to intensify our work to benefit our direct local community as well as reach more military students.”

- Hope Clubs and Organizations S2S Project UNIFY Model UN Rachel’s Challenge Cheerleading

Honors and Awards National Honor Society Coach’s Award

Volunteer and Work Experience Cheerleading Coach Swansboro Area Youth Development Foundation USO

dana isler Steilacoom High School - 11th Grade Dupont, Washington Army

“I am dedicated to serving the transitioning students that enter the school. Understanding the feeling of having no friends and feeling alone, I do my upright best to be prepared and knowledgeable on how to make a new student feel well at home in their new school.”

- Dana

Clubs and Organizations S2S Key Club Girl Scouts Tennis National Honor Society

Honors and Awards Silver Award Recipient for Girl Scouts Honor Roll

Volunteer and Work Experience Our Place to Grow, Spanaway – Infant Care & Assistant to the Director

Autumn Kindall Falcon High School - 11th Grade Peyton, Colorado Civilian

“Attending this leadership training would be a leap forward into the world of psychology and into helping people even more in my school.�

- Autumn

Clubs and Organizations S2S National Honor Society Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Club Tennis Jazz Band

Honors and Awards Friendliest Member of Falcon High School Band & Orchestra Varsity Letter Academic Excellence Level 1, 3, and 5

Volunteer and Work Experience Child Caregiver Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Care and Share The Salvation Army Christmas Unlimited Toy Drive

Laura Lee Daegu High School - 11th Grade Daegu, Korea Army

“To become an influential leader, I must go through obstacles and be persistent. I must connect with those around me, become their model, and fulfill their goals.�

- Laura

Clubs and Organizations S2S Varsity Cheer Team Sophomore Class Secretary JROTC

Honors and Awards DoDEA Artist Spotlight Winner February 2014 Best Personal Appearance Award for JROTC Consecutive Honor Roll Since 2011

Volunteer and Work Experience Local Love & Hope Orphanage Fisher House in Honolulu/Oahu, Hawaii

Lillian Maglio Lakenheath High School - 10th Grade Lakenheath, England Air Force

“After leading around my first new student, I realized I loved helping out and introducing students to things they might not of known about without a guide.�

- Lillian

Clubs and Organizations

Volunteer and Work Experience

S2S Varsity Tennis Drama Club Track and Field

Parent Teacher Student Organization Volunteer - Food Van

Honors and Awards

Cross Culture Repartee

Terra Nova - 2015 98% Median Percentile Ranking Speech and Drama Showcase Participant Tennis Varsity Letter

Installation College & Career Night Volunteer

samantha mcleary Union Pines High School - 11th Grade Cameron, North Carolina Army

“All the volunteer work has helped me get involved in the local community and create roots which I have never been able to do in the past.”

- Samantha

Clubs and Organizations S2S

Volunteer and Work Experience

Leo Club

Dependents United Board Member

Science Olympiad Varsity Swim Team

Camp Twin Creeks Counselor-in-Training

Honors and Awards

Operation Christmas Child

Unweighted GPA - 3.979 Governor’s School Nominee

Habitat for Humanity

darina “Dasha” pontiff Ramstein American High School - 11th Grade Ramstein, Germany Air Force

“From a young age, I have known that I am going to do something great in my life. I know that I was created to be a leader which is evident through my various activities as a member of my school S2S program, Sunday school teacher, and captain of my school’s Cross Country team. I am currently a participant in our school’s S2S program but my goal for the future is to become the next president of the club.”

- Darina Clubs and Organizations S2S Christian Fellowship Society Keeping It Real Student Council

Honors and Awards Cadet of the Month Principal’s Award for Outstanding Behavior Ramstein High School Cross Country Most Valuable Female Honor Roll 2014 - High Honors

Volunteer and Work Experience Word Crew at Frontier Texas Summer Camp Babysitter Sunday School Teacher at Frontline Community Church Mission Trip to Romania to help in a Vacation Bible School

harmony yatar Guam High School - 11th Grade Agana Heights, Guam Army

“Joining sports boosted my confidence and encouraged me to live by the words that my health teacher advocated every morning in class, ‘You can always do more than you think.’ Therefore, I decided to apply to the new program S2S; to assist new, incoming students like me develop a sense of belonging at the school and on Guam.”

- Harmony

Clubs and Organizations

Honors and Awards

S2S

Principal’s List - 4.0 GPA

Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, & Tennis

Student of the Month

National Honor Society

Talent Show - 1st Place

Student Government

Most Valuable Player – Volleyball and Soccer

Panther News Network (School Broadcast)

Most Dedicated Player - Basketball

Volunteer and Work Experience Music Lessons Instructor – Ukulele and Piano Babysitting

alex Ferenczhalmy Alamogordo High School - 10th Grade Alamogordo, New Mexico Air Force

“I believe attending this particular leadership program will allow me to hone my skills as a leader so I can apply them to make myself a more efficient, approachable leader.”

- Alex

Clubs and Organizations

Honors and Awards

S2S Vice President

National Honor Society Inductee – March 2016

Air Force JROTC Cadet Boy Scout Interact Club Student Member JV Soccer

GPA - 4.0 Freshman and Sophomore Year Top and Tip Top Tiger Academic Award Class of 2018

nolan green James I. O’Neill High School - 10th Grade West Point, New York Army

“All aspects of Mrs. Frances Hesselbein’s life, love of young people, and leadership philosophy excites me to want to participate in a leadership program in her namesake.”

- Nolan

Clubs and Organizations

Honors and Awards

S2S

High Honor Roll

Student Council

New York City Champion – JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl

Soccer & Lacrosse JROTC

Highest Goal Scorer on Soccer Team - 9th Grade Year

Volunteer and Work Experience Life Guard

Raul Rosales Virginia Allred Stacey High School - 10th Grade San Antonio, Texas Air Force

“In S2S I have helped with Orientation, socials, and gatherings. At Orientation, I introduced multiple sophomores to their classes and I helped them get used to their schedules.”

- Raul

Clubs and Organizations

Honors and Awards

S2S

Basura Bash Cleanup Volunteer

President of the Student Council

Willie M. Cortez Senior Center Volunteer

National Honor Society Energy and Environment Wellness Club

Honors and Awards MCEC NTS Participant – Opening Session with General Martin Dempsey

Lackland Air Force Base Volunteer Vacation Bible School Volunteer

Christopher Schultz Bradwell Institute - 10th Grade Hinesville, Georgia Retired Army/Active Duty Navy

“The student School Tours enable me and the other leaders the power to meet new students. We figure out what we need to say or do to properly get new students comfortable with the school, S2s, and other students.”

- Christopher

Clubs and Organizations

Honors and Awards

S2S

Media Festival Awards

JROTC

Honor Roll

Future Business Leaders of America Tiger TV (School Broadcast)

Veteran’s Association Recognition Award

The Military Child Education Coalition®

Frances Hesselbein ST U D E N T L E A D E R S H I P P RO G R A M Established by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) in 2006, the Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program offers an intensive experience for selected students to enrich their leadership and civic responsibility skills.

In order to qualify, students must be active participants in the MCEC Student 2 Student Program (S2S) at their high school. Through long-standing partnerships with the US Military Academy at West Point and the US Air Force Academy, students can opt for a week-long fall or spring term experience. The program encourages character development and helps students develop the skills to apply what they learn. Through personal, small group experiences led by the MCEC and Academy faculty and cadets, participating students gain confidence, competence and commitment to return to their campuses ready to share with fellow students.

“One cannot just have integrity at times that are convenient. You cannot decide which Frances Hesselbein instances to incorporate an important value, it’s a full time deal.”

Students learn:

Leadership Team Building Inspiring Others Listening Sense of Patriotism Civic Duty/Responsibility Tolerance

and share these lessons when they go back to school.

Program Benchmarks

A great deal

Somewhat

Quite a bit

Not much

Not at all

The number of problem solving and conflict resolving skills I learned has been useful because

100%

I’m able to better manage relationships with

better leader by mediating problems between peers and understanding how different my peers. I’ve become a

80%

60%

personality types can clash. Knowing more about

40%

my own personality and working style gives me the ability to better manage stress and have more

20%

confidence in myself.

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Leadership

Team building

Inspiring others

Listening

Sense of Patriotism

Civic duty/ responsibility

Tolerance

Jessica M., Spring 13

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Frances Hesselbein Scholars come from across the globe.

Asia, 7 Europe, 12 Belgium .............2 England .............1 Germany ............7 Portugal .............1 Spain .................1

United States, 102 Alaska ...............1 Alabama ............8 Arizona ..............4 California ...........4 Colorado ..........13 Florida ...............6 Georgia ..............3 Kansas ..............4 Louisiana...........3 Maryland ...........4

Mississippi ........6 Missouri ............7 New Mexico .......1 New York............4 North Carolina ...3 Oklahoma ..........1 Tennessee..........1 Texas ...............19 Virginia ..............4 Washington ........6

Japan.................3 Korea .................4

Cumulative Totals of the 7-Year Program Based on 121 participants:

57+43z 43%

The Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program was named for Mrs. Frances Hesselbein, in recognition of her dedication to the development of children and youth. Mrs. Hesselbein is the President and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, and she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.

Inspired by Mrs. Hesselbein, this fiveday program delivers intensive training, interaction with positive role models and practical applications.

Up to 24 sophomores and juniors active in their local Student 2 Student (S2S) program are chosen to participate each year.

Full tuition includes transportation, lodging, meals, program materials, supplies and an opportunity of a lifetime.

“I want to open doors and determine how we can be helpful; how we can connect in an inspiring way.”

57

%

Military ..........69 Civilian ............52

Using what I learned, I’m able to build deeper and more wholesome relationships with peers and friends than before, while being able to be respected in a peer-leadership position. I also learned to appreciate people beyond their accolades and accomplishments.

I learned to appreciate them for their passions, desires, and ideas.

From this program, I learned that people are an integral part of leadership, opportunity, and success.

Olivia O., Spring 14 The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Program helped me learn valuable lessons about communicating with people; to listen rather than speak, and to lead by example. Whether in the classroom, during drill, or at practices I try to lead by example by giving one hundred percent effort and acting the way I want those around me to act.

J.L.B., Fall 13

Frances Hesselbein

About the Military Child Education Coalition® The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) is a 501(c)3 organization that serves the children of those who serve us all.

Focused on ensuring quality education opportunities, the MCEC emphasizes leadership and advocacy for all militaryconnected children affected by mobility, separation, and transition. The MCEC conducts research and professional institutes, and develops resources and programs for all constituencies.

“Military Child Education Coalition®,” “MCEC®” and associated trademarks and design elements are owned by the Military Child Education Coalition. © 2014 Military Child Education Coalition. All Rights Reserved.

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