More than 50 high school student-athletes from the Piedmont Triad region are learning leadership skills and other valuable lessons during the Student-Athlete Summer Institute, being held June 12-16 at Elon.
Sponsored by the N.C. High School Athletic Association, the institute gives area high school athletes the opportunity to learn teamwork and leadership skills through a series of speakers, seminars and activities.
Elon is hosting the institute for the Piedmont region, one of five regions designated by the NCHSAA for the event. ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ at the Piedmont region institute represent 13 high schools in Durham, Yadkin, Stanly, Orange, Alamance and Randolph counties. Each school can send a maximum of four student-athletes and a faculty/staff advisor.
¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ got a chance to test their skills on the challenge course at the Elon Lodge on Tuesday, June 14. Elon students and staff will lead a series of presentations on preparing for college, healthy lifestyle choices, goal-setting and community service. Participants will visit the Boys and Girls Club in Burlington on Wednesday to work with local children.
¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ and their advisors will return to their high schools with a plan to teach peers about an issue important to teenagers, such as tobacco and alcohol abuse, community service or sportsmanship.
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