A workshop designed to help high school students develop their leadership skills will be held June 25-27 at Tusculum College.
The workshop is open to all high school students and is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, June 25 and 26, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 27. Sessions will be held all three days in Chalmers Conference Center in Niswonger Commons. The workshop is hosted by the Tusculum College Band Program.
Joel Denton, director of bands at Ooltewah High School, will be leading the workshop. Denton is also the founder of Covenant Consultants, which works with bands and organizations to help them develop leadership and team building skills among their members.
Participants will be actively engaged in developing their leadership skills during the sessions. Areas to be addressed in an active-learning environment include setting high standards of excellence, effective communication principles, behavior modification versus motivation, self-discipline fundamentals, value of risk and dealing with insecurities.
The workshop’s activities are designed to strengthen participants’ skills in independent carry through, sensitivity to peers, development of a positive attitude, increased level of cooperation, understanding of I/Me versus We/Us, understanding the consequences of complacency and commitment to self-improvement.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Cost is $70 per person. A discounted rate of $65 is available to groups of 10 or more. Adult group leaders are admitted free with student registrations. The fee includes all materials and instruction, as well as snacks and lunch on Thursday and Friday and snacks on Saturday.
For more information or to register, please contact David Price, director of music programs at Tusculum, at 423-636-7303 or email daprice@tusuclum.edu.