During my Junior year of high school, the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce held its annual leadership academy. This academy is a week-long immersive experience into the world of business, healthcare, and government. During this week we visited many different locations and learned how all three came together to create our town. I was chosen to be apart of this academy along with 9 other students from surrounding schools.
I enjoyed this week tremendously. The students led the way in this organization, allowing us to allocate grant funds, make important decisions in a mock city council meeting, and discuss how the small surrounding businesses helped to build the cities economy. This week helped me to decide that politics was a career I wished to follow through with. As I continued through the rest of my high school career, I was able to look to these people for help in continuing in my dream career.
(Our group of students helping to clean up the local park) 