Joshua DiQuattro Selected for Leadership Challenge
Joshua DiQuattro of Winsted has been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) from Tuesday, February 11 through Sunday, February 16 in Washington, DC. NYLC is a unique leadership development program for high school students who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit. DiQuattro will be among 400 outstanding scholars from around the country to attend the conference.
The theme of NYLC is "The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today." Throughout the six-day conference, DiQuattro will interact with key elected officials, political appointees and newsmakers from the three branches of government, the media and the international community.
Highlights of the program include welcoming remarks from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and a panel discussion with prominent journalists at the National Press Club. DiQuattro will also meet with senators and a representative or an appointed member of their staff to discuss important issues facing the nation.
To complement the schedule of special meetings and briefings, DiQuattro will also participate in a number of leadership skill-building activities, introducing the students to the three branches of government. In one role-play activity known as "If I Were President," students act as the president and Cabinet members responding to an international crisis. Students also participate in a judicial simulation, called "Testing the Constitution," in which they examine actual Supreme Court cases. NYLC culminates with the Model Congress, in which scholars assume the roles of U.S. Representatives and debate, amend and vote on proposed mock legislation.
The Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization. Founded in 1985, it is committed to fostering and inspiring young people to achieve their full leadership potential. More than 400 members of the U.S. Congress join this commitment by serving on the CYLC Honorary Congressional Board of Advisors. For more info on the National Young Leaders Conference, visit <www.cylc.org>.
