Today, Kansas HOBY 2015 kicked off to a great start despite the rainstorm that started right at the beginning of registration time! The rain didn't stop our excited junior staff members from rushing to greet arriving ambassadors and carry all of their luggage. For those of you who are familiar with HOBY cheers, we were literally "singing in the rain."
The rain eventually let up, though, and we had some time for groups to get to know each other before starting Opening Ceremony, where we heard from our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Emily Lehning, the Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Director of New Student Services at Kansas State University.
Our ambassadors were also introduced to Phase 1 of leadership, the idea of personal leadership. Within this phase, they all completed a personality profile and learned more about the color of their personality, which helps define their strengths as a leader and team member.
We just wrapped up our first panel discussion on education, with a focus on the various options available to students post-high school.
Tonight, we'll start preparing for our service project tomorrow! It was a successful day at Kansas HOBY!
The rain eventually let up, though, and we had some time for groups to get to know each other before starting Opening Ceremony, where we heard from our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Emily Lehning, the Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Director of New Student Services at Kansas State University.
Our ambassadors were also introduced to Phase 1 of leadership, the idea of personal leadership. Within this phase, they all completed a personality profile and learned more about the color of their personality, which helps define their strengths as a leader and team member.
We just wrapped up our first panel discussion on education, with a focus on the various options available to students post-high school.
Tonight, we'll start preparing for our service project tomorrow! It was a successful day at Kansas HOBY!