Young Leaders Conference

RANDALLSTOWN -- Tiffany Bryant, a senior at Milford Mill Academy, was among 350 students nationwide selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference, which took place June 15-25 in WashingtonThe students, chosen for their leadership potential and academic performance, met with representatives of the three branches of government, the media and diplomatic corps during the conference, sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, a nonprofit...

Leon Day would not have minded seeing his grandson with a baseball in his hand. A book in his hand, however, would have impressed him more. "He always told us: 'Pick up a book and read. Get an education; they can't take that away from you. Knowledge is power,' " recalled Sarah Newkirk Clark, the daughter of the Hall of Fame pitcher and Negro league legend. Clark's 15-year-old son, Leon Day Newkirk, seems to have absorbed the lesson. He frequently picks up and reads honor-roll certificates, academic awards, college scholarship offers, and, last month, an invitation to attend the annual National Young Leaders Conference this summer on Capitol Hill.

Austin Lanham of Westminster has been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference Nov. 14-19 in Washington. The national conference is a leadership development program for high school students who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit.Austin, a junior at Westminster High, will be among 350 students attending the conference from across the country.Students will visit foreign embassies, have a panel discussion with journalists at the National Press Club, observe the House of Representatives, meet senators and representatives and take part in leadership skill-building activities.

Melvin Thomas II could have spent his spring break at the mall or planted in front of a video game system at home. Instead, the seventh-grader at Elkridge Landing Middle School underwent leadership training in the capital of the free world. The 13-year-old spent his spring break attending the Junior National Young Leaders Conference, an international youth conference in Washington. The Howard County teen was nominated by his reading teacher, Kristina Spicer, to join 250 middle school students from across the nation.

Kimberly Hoffmaster, a senior at Liberty High, will attend the National Young Leaders Conference from Nov. 19 to 24 in Washington.Kimberly, who was chosen for her academic achievement, leadership and citizenship, will be among 350 high school students nationwide at the Congressional Youth Leadership Council conference.The daughter of Bill and Marge Hoffmaster, Kimberly has been a member of Students Against Drunk Driving, the National Honor Society, student government and writing assistants.

A 26-year-old woman was robbed of her purse while walking in Freetown Village Thursday, county police reported.Yolanda Regina Bettis, of the 7700 block of Freetown Road, was walking toward her home at 10:55 p.m. when a man ran up and pushed her down, police said. The man grabbed her purse and ran into the woods.Pasadena teen to attend leadership conferenceEdward Pailen of Pasadena has been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference, which starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday in Washington, D.C.The conference is a hands-on leadership development program for outstanding high school students.

Mount St. Joseph High junior Erik Endler of Ellicott City attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., last month.The National Young Leaders Conference is a leadership development program for outstanding high school students who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit.Erik was among 350 students from across the country who attended the conference from Oct. 12-17.The theme of this year's program was "The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today."

Mike Shay of Mount Airy has been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference Oct. 24-29 in Washington.The conference is a leadership development program for high school students who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit.A senior at South Carroll High School, Mike will be among 350 students to attend the annual conference.The theme will be "The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today." Students will interact and meet with leaders and news makers from the three branches of government, the media and diplomatic corps.

The student: Angela Croteau, 17 School: Mount de Sales Academy Special achievement: Angela, who lives in Ellicott City, recently participated in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington. She was one of 400 students nationwide selected for the six-day conference. What she did there: "We did three simulations throughout the week," she said. In one, the participants created a mock Supreme Court. In another, they created a presidency, and in the third, they created a Congress.

Meredith O'Connor spent last week as a foreign intelligence expert, an attorney arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court and a congresswoman fighting for legislation.The 16-year-old Owen Brown village resident and Mount de Sales Academy junior attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, where she participated in role-playing activities and met representatives from congressional offices, diplomats from the Finland embassy and journalists at the National Press Club.Meredith had studied the American political system, but it had always seemed purely theoretical before last week, she said.

The student: Angela Croteau, 17 School: Mount de Sales Academy Special achievement: Angela, who lives in Ellicott City, recently participated in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington. She was one of 400 students nationwide selected for the six-day conference. What she did there: "We did three simulations throughout the week," she said. In one, the participants created a mock Supreme Court. In another, they created a presidency, and in the third, they created a Congress.

In Baltimore County Essex man dies after fall from stage at birthday party ESSEX - An Essex man died yesterday after he was struck in the back of the head at a birthday party Saturday night and fell onto a live electric wire at the edge of a makeshift stage, police said. William Sexton Jr., 25, of the 200 block of Nanticoke Road was at a party in the 600 block of Back River Neck Road about 11:30 p.m. when he argued with another man who allegedly struck him in the back of the head when he turned away, said Sgt. Robert Pemberton of the Essex Precinct.

At River Hill High School last year, Michelle Waters was a leader in the school's Student Government Association and a member of the cheerleading squad. In her community, she has volunteered for neighborhood clean-ups, worked in soup kitchens, tutored younger students and worked as a swimming instructor and lifeguard for the Columbia Association. Now, the 16-year-old junior wants to be a leader outside of her school and community. She took a big step toward that goal last month when she attended an 11-day conference in Washington.

WEST COLUMBIAN Scott Harman should have an interesting tale to tell his friends about what he did over summer vacation. On Monday, Harman joined more than 200 bicyclists in Seattle for the third American Lung Association's Radio Shack Big Ride - traveling by bicycle more than 3,250 miles and across 12 states in 48 days to raise money and awareness for the fight against lung disease. "I've always dreamed of venturing across America by bike," Harman said. "Knowing that every breath I take along the way will help those individuals who struggle with their own makes my trip even more meaningful."

RANDALLSTOWN -- Tiffany Bryant, a senior at Milford Mill Academy, was among 350 students nationwide selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference, which took place June 15-25 in WashingtonThe students, chosen for their leadership potential and academic performance, met with representatives of the three branches of government, the media and diplomatic corps during the conference, sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, a nonprofit...

JEFFREY CARE was one of 350 National Scholars who attended the six-day National Young Leaders Conference last week in Washington.The Linthicum Heights resident met leaders and news makers from the three branches of government, the media and the diplomatic corps as part of the program, "The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today."The participants, all high school students, were chosen based on leadership potential and scholastic merit. Jeffrey, a junior at Mount St. Joseph College High School, participated in several leadership skills activities.

In Baltimore County Essex man dies after fall from stage at birthday party ESSEX - An Essex man died yesterday after he was struck in the back of the head at a birthday party Saturday night and fell onto a live electric wire at the edge of a makeshift stage, police said. William Sexton Jr., 25, of the 200 block of Nanticoke Road was at a party in the 600 block of Back River Neck Road about 11:30 p.m. when he argued with another man who allegedly struck him in the back of the head when he turned away, said Sgt. Robert Pemberton of the Essex Precinct.

Austin Lanham of Westminster has been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference Nov. 14-19 in Washington. The national conference is a leadership development program for high school students who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit.Austin, a junior at Westminster High, will be among 350 students attending the conference from across the country.Students will visit foreign embassies, have a panel discussion with journalists at the National Press Club, observe the House of Representatives, meet senators and representatives and take part in leadership skill-building activities.