August 26, 2018
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September 6 Program Day Information

Class of 2020 - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Classrooms

Please plan to check in by 8:15 am - a light breakfast and lunch will be provided. When program day is over you need to report back to school attendance office. I will send a list to your school sponsors for an excused absence. During this program you will all be given a code to take the StrengthsQuest evaluation. Please bring a laptop or iPad to allow you to do this evaluation during our program day.

Please wear your SLJC t-shirt as we will take a group photo.

Secretary of State Ambassadors - please plan to come prior to leaving for Chattahoochee and World Congress Center - you do not have to change into your t-shirt for this photo. We will take the group photo at 8:30 am.
GROUP PROJECT

If you have not yet met with your group, you need to plan a schedule to work on your group project. Please see your school sponsor for any assistance with this effort.

As a reminder your first update is due by September 30th. Your group leader should send me an update via email with the components required in the rubric you were given at the retreat (check your folders).


SLJC In the News
World Cerebral Palsy Games
by: Cathryn Gray
Competing in Spain is an experience that I will never forget. The World Cerebral Palsy Games, (the competition in which I was competing,) was held in San Cugat, Spain. I met the other members of Team USA on August 7 th . Everyone on the team was from a different state. Colorado, Kansas, Florida, Minnesota, and others too. Our team was made up of eleven members. Eight girls and three boys ranging from ages thirteen to twenty-one. I found this empowering. Everyone on the team had worked extremely hard to get there, and we all had this passion to work hard, learn, and hopefully win gold medals. We hit the ground running. On August 7 th we all met each other. The coaches, doctors, and team members there were very supportive. Not just on my team, but also many of the team members from the other 24 countries. On August 8 th we had the opening ceremonies when I got to walk with my team while representing my country. There is no better feeling. I was wide eyed and so happy to be there.
 
On competition days, my adrenaline was racing. I competed in the shot put, javelin, discus, 100m, and 200m. I was able to many girls while competing from Australia, Scotland, England, and Poland.
 
They said my American was funny, and that they liked it. I told them. “Well, I like yours too!” J I really wanted to be a great example for my country, so I made as many friends, made people laugh when stress was palpable, was supportive, and competed harder than I ever had in my entire life. I think the hardest part about competing was waiting to compete. When my mind would get carried away on the “What if this happens?” Competing is hard for the seconds you are running or the hour you are in the throwing pit, and then it is over and hopefully you walk away feeling good with a personal record, or medal(s). Track and Field is such a mental support.

The biggest thing I learned during the World CP Games competition, was how to focus my mind on one point and time. I really had to work on not letting my mind get away from me because I was competing, and that was the only thing that mattered at the time. Everything else was taken care of. I just had to focus on now. This competition taught me so much about what my mind and body is capable of. I had so much fun! Now I have lifelong friends and lifelong memories.
Irene Sanders
Executive Director
Student Leadership Johns Creek
 
Dates to Remember:
  • September 6, 2018 - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Class of 2019
  • October 12, 2018 - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Class of 2019
  • November 30, 2018 - Portfolio Projects Due