At the March 10, 2015 luncheon, 27 Joliet area students were recognized for their participation in the 19th annual Rotary Club of Joliet’s Youth Conference. The purpose of this conference is to offer an opportunity for students from Joliet’s three high schools to learn and network with leaders in the local community.
According to Mary Jaworski, Joliet Rotarian and coordinator of the seminar, this year’s conference addressed key information in the areas of communications, leadership, decision making, and ethical issues.
“The 2015 Rotary Youth Conference was a resounding success, with 27 outstanding students from our three Joliet High Schools,” Jaworski said. “The students had the opportunity to speak with and hear from 16 of the area’s top leaders in the fields of business, education, government, health care and communications. The quality of the students that participated clearly reveals that our community’s future is in great hands.”
Speakers at this year’s conference were Silver Cross Hospital Chief Operating Officer Mary Bakken, Will County Associate Judge Dinah Archambeault, Will County Deputy Treasurer Brian McDaniel, Lora McGuire on behalf of Illinois State Senator Pat McGuire, WJOL radio host Scott Slocum, retired Will County Chief Judge Steve White, retired Joliet Junior College President J.D. Ross, and Joliet Rotarians Michael Hennessey, Ken Mihelich, Kate Schott, Debbie Condotti, Brian Benton, Brother James Gaffney, Tom Thanas, Neil McManus, Dr. Charles Coleman. Each speaker was chosen for his or her expertise in his or her respective position. Moderators for the conference were Russ Slinkard and Jen Howard.
Students from Joliet Catholic High School include seniors Robert Babich, Emily Gorksi, Matthew Chignoli; juniors Andriana Acosta, Ken Aguirre, Tyler Witt; and sophomores Madalyne Bauer, Bailey Garland, Gibson Karner. Students from Joliet West High School include seniors Parker Budzinski, Gemma Cronin, Meg Spesia; juniors Christopher Beltran, Noah Dulski, Kyra Moulton; and sophomores Dafina Bajrami, Monica Goedert, Jaylin Holland. Students from Joliet Central High School include seniors Kira Cruickshank, Jihan Salameh, Christian Smith; juniors Aleah Ibarra, Patrisha Moore, Bradley Phillips; and sophomores Owen Dziekan, Zachery Schrarer and Stephanie Torres.
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