Sat down this afternoon with Fred Hall, Superintendent of Sackets Harbor Central School, and Jennifer Gaffney, Principal of Sackets Harbor High School, to talk about our shared passion for youth development programs. After telling him all about Project Empower and my work discussing bullying across the state, Fred shared details on the countless activities and groups his school has started to offer in order to engage students in character development.
From community anti-bullying campaigns by the Glee Club to community service raffles and events, Fred pushes students to develop their social and civic skills in addition to academics. This school even has students doing midnight video-chat tutoring with students in other countries. Learning to think of others and explore oneself at an early age helps make it second nature in adulthood. That's what we do at Project Empower, and that's what is happening at Sackets Harbor. Thank you to Fred and Jennifer for everything you bring to the lives of your students.
This week the students are celebrating some of their character achievements,
so I left behind a message to congratulate them.
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