Moanalua High School Student Association: 10/13: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED BY SUMMIT!

LEADERSHIP: IT'S NOT ABOUT REWARDS; IT'S DOING WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN IF NO ONE ELSE ACKNOWLEDGES YOU!

2022 MOANALUA HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (above) The Moanalua High School Executive Council is made up of fifteen volunteers. VOLUNTEERS! While officers are elected, they choose to run knowing that if they win, there is no physical reward, no letter grade, no incentive other than the pure satisfaction of doing a good job and representing the student body. At times, we achieve great success while at other times, we achieve somewhat less, but it is always a learning process. While we can take away much satisfaction from doing a good job, we can also learn from mistakes and try to better ourselves the next time. And so, at the end of our terms, while we do not earn a credit, a letter grade or even a certificate of achievement proving our accomplishments, we can take away the self-satisfaction in knowing that we did our best for the students, school and community, and that positive experience is something we can really use as contributing adult members of society.

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10/13: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED BY SUMMIT!

The annual Children and Youth Summit took place at the State Capitol for students from across the state! The event features five major issues: economy, education, civic rights, health and human services, and environment and sustainability. Our task was to facilitate each issue group with students brainstorming ideas for improvement for each one. Then, the best ideas from each group were brought together for everyone to vote for their favorite issues. From there, the final top five ideas move on the the Hawaii State Legislature to create bills that hopefully become laws. For us, it was a great way to use the leadership skills learned in a genuine activity that involves student voice.