MIAA Student Advisory Committee members attend 2024 NFHS National Student Leadership Summit

Four members of the MIAA Student Advisory Committee recently attended the NFHS National Student Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The MIAA Student Advisory Committee members in attendance were Amelia Spencer of Winthrop High School, Keira Manning of Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School, Anthony Redd of Wahconah Regional High School, and Myles Brown of Mansfield High School.

They were among the more than 250 high school sports and activities participants and more than 100 college and adult ambassadors who participated in the three-day conference – which took place from July 23-25 – sponsored by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

While in Indianapolis, the MIAA representatives had the opportunity to collaborate with student leaders from across North America, including Canada and Honduras. Throughout the conference, they engaged in sessions led by expert content leaders and participated in a Special Olympics event at a local high school. This unique experience offered them invaluable education and insight.

For more than 20 years, the NFHS has realized the importance of helping participants in high school activity programs develop important leadership skills to become successful in their future careers – and the response this year resulted in the largest attendance since 2010.

With the assistance of the 16-member NFHS National Student Advisory Council, the three-day conference has allowed high school student leaders to interact with each other and hear key messages from experts in mental health, healthy relationships, communication, social media responsibility and leadership.