14 Aldine ISD Students Complete Lone Star College’s Leadership High School Program

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The high school students were selected earlier this school year to join Leadership High School (LHS), a leadership development and diversity awareness program from Lone Star College (LSC) for sophomore and junior high school students who attend public school and live in the LSC service area.

Pictured (l-r) are Aldine ISD participants Erika Newton, Albert Brown, and Paige Levi showing off their certificates.

Aldine ISD Students That Completed the LSC Leadership High School Program

• • Nadia Aguilar — MacArthur High School
  • Malynia Armelin — Nimitz High School
  • Mariah Arnsworth — Davis High School
  • Yoilan Arocha — Eisenhower High School
  • Albert Brown — Nimitz High School
  • Andre Johnson Jr. — Blanson High School
  • Jameson Kegler — Aldine High School
  • Paige Levi — Carver High School
  • Osvaldo López — Blanson High School
  • Alondra Manzano — Victory Early College High School
  • Ariana Miranda — Aldine High School
  • Anthony Negrete — Davis High School
  • Erika Newton — Carver High School
  • Keira Ordóñez — Victory Early College High School

The LHS participants took a day-long challenge course at Camp Allen in Navasota (TX) and toured HCA Houston Healthcare in Kingwood, Project Row Houses in Third Ward, and Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center. They also had the opportunity to meet and have an open dialogue with multiple administrators from LSC, including Vice Chancellor Garth E. Howard, President Bennie Lambert, and various LSC administrators, community, and business leaders.

The Leadership High School program was first launched in 1999 in the North Houston region and now offers young leaders from high schools across the area a program of study that allows them to identify, reflect on, and develop their leadership skills and abilities while also engaging in meaningful dialogue with each other and community leaders about the needs of the community and learning how to initiate positive change to meet those needs effectively.

Each student accepted into the program is placed into one of three groups based on the geographic location of their high school:

• LHS-Montgomery County: Conroe, Magnolia, Montgomery, New Caney, Splendora, Willis
• LHS-North Houston: Aldine, Humble, Spring
• LHS-Northwest: Cypress-Fairbanks, Klein, Tomball

“Participating in Leadership High School can help boost a student’s college application to display work outside the conventional classroom,” said Kay Fitzsimons, executive director of LSC Leadership and Economic Development. “It also gives them the opportunity to meet other like-minded students interested in developing leadership skills.”

LHS allows students to develop the confidence, personal leadership skills, and problem-solving abilities essential to realizing leadership potential. The curriculum includes a leadership skills component and a community service project. The program is free, but there is a deadline to apply each fall.

“Students learn important leadership skills which they can use for the rest of their lives,” said Fitzsimons.

LHS typically begins in October with an orientation and engaging monthly sessions, concluding with a Certificate Ceremony in April. These sessions offer students the opportunity to interact with community leaders from various backgrounds and industries.

“We want them to understand the need for positive student leaders in the community,” said Fitzsimons. “The goal is to provide them a platform to explore best leadership practices and engage in dialogue to understand better leaders’ roles in initiating positive change in the community.”

The program also emphasizes peer-to-peer learning and working effectively in a team environment during a community service project. Students and parents can visit LoneStar.edu/Leadership-HighSchool to learn more and apply for the 2024-2025 school year.