Richard Tarr attends Montezuma National Leadership Summit
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The Junior State of America (JSA) is an American, nonpartisan, student-run youth organization. It is also the biggest high school student-run organization in the country.
The purpose of the JSA is to help high school students acquire leadership skills and the knowledge necessary to be effective debaters and political members. The JSA is sponsored by the Junior Statesmen Foundation Inc.
Every summer, the newly elected governors each choose a select few from their states or territories to attend the Montezuma National Leadership Summit (affectionately known as "Zuma"). The summit is held in early-to-mid August at Presentation Center in Los Gatos, Calif., the former site of the Montezuma Mountain School where JSA was founded in 1934.
Students who are selected to attend this summit learn more about the history and national dynamics of JSA. Being selected for attendance is considered one of the ultimate JSA honors, and many of the students that attend lead future years of the Junior State.
Richard Tarr, a sophomore and president of the Lynchburg-Clay JSA, was selected to attended Zuma this year.
The 62 JSA members from across the United States attended leadership workshops during the four-day summit.
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience," Tarr said. "The things I learned and the friends I made will influence my decisions throughout my life."
Tarr serves on the ORV Cabinet as Frontier Expansion Director.
He is also president of the local Children of the American Revolution and "Buckley Eaglets" Jr American Citizens, both sponsored by the Waw-wil-a-way DAR.
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The purpose of the JSA is to help high school students acquire leadership skills and the knowledge necessary to be effective debaters and political members. The JSA is sponsored by the Junior Statesmen Foundation Inc.
Every summer, the newly elected governors each choose a select few from their states or territories to attend the Montezuma National Leadership Summit (affectionately known as "Zuma"). The summit is held in early-to-mid August at Presentation Center in Los Gatos, Calif., the former site of the Montezuma Mountain School where JSA was founded in 1934.
Students who are selected to attend this summit learn more about the history and national dynamics of JSA. Being selected for attendance is considered one of the ultimate JSA honors, and many of the students that attend lead future years of the Junior State.
Richard Tarr, a sophomore and president of the Lynchburg-Clay JSA, was selected to attended Zuma this year.
The 62 JSA members from across the United States attended leadership workshops during the four-day summit.
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience," Tarr said. "The things I learned and the friends I made will influence my decisions throughout my life."
Tarr serves on the ORV Cabinet as Frontier Expansion Director.
He is also president of the local Children of the American Revolution and "Buckley Eaglets" Jr American Citizens, both sponsored by the Waw-wil-a-way DAR.
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