Recently, four students from Rutland County High Schools (Vicky Stone and Erika Stocker -Stafford Technical Center and Cliff Billings and Taylor Trombley -Proctor High School) attended the two day Advisor Teen Leadership Conference at the Holiday Inn. There were 60 attendees broken down into two to three person teams from each high school. These teams consisted of the school’s SADD Advisor and the school’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) member. The Youth Advisory Committee is a leadership position where one student from each chapter acts as the liaison to the statewide organization. The YACS also receive more training. The three person teams were made up of the school’s YAC, who is a high school senior, and their underclassman replacement for the next year.
The purpose of the conference was to allow advisors and YACs time to plan and bond. They also heard about statewide programs that can be done locally and other locally based programs which can be adopted.
The SADD advisors were John D’Esposito from Stafford and Claire Molner from Proctor High School.