New York State Institute, a leadership program that empowers teens with knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead an alcohol-free, tobacco-free, and other-drug free life.
The program also allows teens to develop and strengthen their leadership skills, educate and lead peers to reduce the frequency of substance abuse and other unhealthy behaviors, and advocate for positive change within their schools and communities. This overall promotes healthy decision making.
Seven students and a counselor from Sidney will attend this conference, scheduled for November 10-13. The group is sponsored by the Rotary Club, United Way, and the Sidney Central School District.
The students attending are: Brandon Evans, Anna Egli, Casey Mazzarella, Collin Searles, David Gannon, Elizabeth Thiel, and Angelina Picozzi. The counselor is Diane Burnham.