ylc '04 feedback

We hope you enjoyed your ylc '04 experience. Use this thread for feedback, comments and reflection on the conference. To leave a comment just click on 'comments' link at the bottom of this post. Your feedback is important, as it helps us improve our program for future youth leadership conferences.

Please note that this is a moderated discussion, and inappropriate comments may be edited by the YLC staff!

ylc '04 photoblog

Thank you to all who participated in the J.H. Pendleton Youth Leadership Conference! We hope you had a great experience. We will be posting photos from the conference on our photoblog.

Enjoy! And we hope to see you next year at ylc '05!

ylc '04 in the news

Retired Major Si Bass, and the J.H. Pendleton Youth Leadership Conference were featured in a San Diego Union Tribune story "Student Leaders to Get Lesson in Heritage."

paul hamm's example

From the Boston Globe: "PAUL HAMM'S fall and rise are what make the Olympics so much more than a sports event. The US gymnast who spun despair into gold on Wednesday gives hope to the whole human endeavor by defusing the word loser."

Doors to Diplomacy

Secretary Colin Powell : "The high school teams who created this year's winning Web sites are from Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico, and Oswego, New York; 183 teams from 27 countries competed for these awards. So these two winners should feel very proud, indeed, to have been selected." [full text; photos; more]

Culture Connect

The State Department is building and strengthening relationships among diverse cultures, especially young people, through this exciting initiative.

Future State

Visit the U.S. State Department's site for youth at www.future.state.gov. Take Secretary Powell up on his invitation to "explore the world of American diplomacy and get a taste for what it takes to serve on the front lines of freedom."

Scholarship Information

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans has a long-standing history of helping young people from across the nation triumph over adversity. Through educational programs and services, the Association works with secondary school students who have experienced some of our society's harshest realities. These are students who would not be able to attend college without the support of the Horatio Alger Association.

ylc '04 schedule

The schedule for ylc '04 has been finalized! You can pick up a copy on the ylc '04 website, or by clicking here (requires Adobe Reader).