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Students complete new program By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer  | Photo by Sue Watson
Learning leadership
Participating
in Teen Leadership are (from left) Synethia Walker (administrative
assistant), Dhamani Qualls, Rickey Lawson, Virginia Horton, Krystal
Jeffries, Marquitta Hampton, Lela Jenkins, Jasmine Jenkins, Deontaye
Spight, DaVonte' Harris, Jairus Crittle, Johnathan LeSueur, Miya Wells,
and LaTanya Foreman (program director). Not pictured are Penelope
Smith, Jasmine Milan and Porsha Phillips. |
A
teen leadership program – Healthy Bodies for a Healthy Future – is now
available for students who want to learn about teen leadership and pass
it on to other youth. Teen leadership is a part of Rust
College’s Families First program, funded by the Northwest Mississippi
Community Foundation, and headquartered at 135 Rust Avenue. Latanya Foreman, a Rust College and University of Tennessee graduate in social work, is director of the program. The
program is run by volunteer college student mentors as well as members
of the community and is in its first year in Holly Springs. Some
mentors who worked with teens this summer included Rickey Lawson,
Virginia Horton, Marquitta Hampton, Lela Jenkins and Krystal Jeffries. A
new group of 15 teen leaders is being recruited, Foreman said. Classes
meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. but when school starts the
classes will meet from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. The main purpose is to have
college students train high school students in teen leadership skills,
Foreman said. Those students will then pass their new leadership skills
on to the community, she said. Teens act out and discuss
health-related issues they are facing such as self-esteem, healthy
eating and exercising, healthy dating and STDs, and healthy decision
making. To inquire further about participating in Healthy Bodies for a Healthy Future Teen Leadership program, call Walker at 551-2229. |
 
 
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