Student Leadership Johns Creek Kicks Off 2017-18 Program

From SLJC: Student Leadership Johns Creek (SLJC) kicked off their 2017-18 program on Saturday, August 5 th . This year we have 92 students representing the four Johns Creek High Schools; Centennial, Chattahoochee, Johns Creek and Northview. The students spent their retreat day at Urban Escape Games. This year we were fortunate that Johns Creek City Council member Lenny Zaprowski took time out to join the students for part of the day.

“These young leaders are so smart, it was fun getting to know some of our Johns Creek students a little better and it was even better that our group escaped the game!” said Councilman Zaprowski.

The students this year will have the option to develop leadership skills by working with “feeder” schools or through a non-profit or community outreach effort. Future sessions will include a day at Georgia’s capitol where they will meet State legislators along with a visit to the Fulton County Government’s center and the Department of Revenue and an unforgettable experience at the Fulton County Jail. “The connection to Johns Creek, and our business and civic leaders is an invaluable experience for these students to have in High School. It can help them with networking for internships, jobs, enhance their college experiences and hopefully, make them want to return to Johns Creek after college,” states Ron Jones, the founder of Leadership Johns Creek, a 501c3.

Shadowing a business or professional person at his/her job to explore career opportunities is the highlight of our second-year student’s leadership training. Furthermore, these students will learn the importance of their digital footprint while creating an on-line portfolio that includes a professional resume, LinkedIn presence and training in the development of their personal brand.

The two year SLJC program is managed by an advisory committee under the direction of Leadership Johns Creek, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, in collaboration with Fulton County Schools. Aside from managing the day to day functions, the Executive Director, Irene Sanders, provides leadership by example to all of the students and the community. She is a Johns Creek resident and mother of two graduates of Johns Creek high schools and also serves as a Johns Creek Planning Commissioner; she knows first hand the importance of leadership skills. Fundamental to the program is a rigorous application process that includes those students who have demonstrated solid or emerging leadership qualities.

Applications for the 2018-19 class will be available December 1, 2017.
Funding is made possible through the generous contributions of sponsors such as Emory Johns
Creek Hospital, Gwinnett Medical Center, Ch2M and AT&T as well as tuition paid by the students
and their families.

The goals of the program are upon completion, Graduates will:

• Be able to contribute positively to their schools and fill the need of training future student
• leaders of clubs and organizations,
• Have increased awareness of the community outside of schools and personal activities,
• Be better equipped to take on leadership roles at colleges and in careers,
• Become future leaders of our city and beyond,
• Have strong connections to, and become an integral part of, the future success of Johns
• Creek, and
• Be empowered to serve their community and prepare for future jobs

Students Participating in Student Leadership Johns Creek for 2017-18 are:

• Northview High School
• Meena Chetty
• Caroline Custis
• Nidhi Dahiya
• Danielle Gioia
• Vidya Gopalakrishna
• Drew Hoffman
• Sneha Kadiyala
• Amaan Supariwala
• Sylvia Tang
• Shawn Varghese
• Pooja Vikraman
• Kelsey Ahn
• Nathaniel Alemayehu
• Madison Brown
• Amshu Chakragiri
• Shashank Ganeshan
• Dhyuti Gopalakrishna
• Neha Gugaraj
• Aniruddha Gupta
• Kaitlyn Jung
• Anuhya Kasam
• Rory Pan
• Livia Tibuleac
• Johns Creek High School
• Payton Anderson
• Sophia Gurin
• Abigail Hislop
• Janet Huang
• Anna Johnson
• Maura McLynn
• Spencer Olson
• Sarina Parikh
• Julia Primos
• Isabel Shemaria
• Avery Wecksler
• Matt Wozniak
• Sarah Zhang
• Samantha Bakal
• Ryan Clapper
• Cece Crumbley
• Aranya Gupta
• Maansi Gupta
• Kriti Kothari
• Olivia Logan
• Sarah McWhirter
• Nick Neuber
• Sean Park
• Evan Penn
• Kate Powers
• Chattahoochee High School
• Will Bracknell
• Jake Brown
• Melis Demir
• Kate Hawley
• Josh Kim
• Meghan Kulkarni
• Sarika Mahajan
• Ajay Majmudar
• Nandhitha Ramasekaran
• Rohan Vuppala
• Alex Welch
• Christiana Zhao
• Sid Balaga
• Erin Chang
• Adiva Dutta
• Donny Gu
• Emily Guo
• Vanisha Kudumuri
• Emilia Osgoode
• Seohyun Park
• Suraj Peramanu
• Srija Sengupta
• Bree Stabler
• Sidhu Tunki
• Centennial High School
• Christiana Fabrizio
• Julia Green
• Kennedy Harris
• Freddie Hernandez
• Lauren Ridley
• Joe Scott
• Anna Smith
• Jacob Stetzer
• Tahj Willis
• Corey Braun
• Madison Bryant
• Eric Darling
• Bailey Hebermehl
• Rane Hill
• Jenny Liu
• Max Lucas
• Will McCall
• Elijah Medwed
• Sumir Nemani
• Callen Sweigart

Image Courtesy of SLJC