Leadership Seminar — STJ on the Move

by: Zoe Tatum, junior

A new addition to the elective choices at Saint James is the Leadership Seminar class. Dr. McLemore teaches this class, and it surrounds around encouraging, educating, and supporting students in their journey of become better leaders: school and community wide. The class includes learning about the best historical and current leaders. Each Monday starts by reading out a quote that will stick with each member as the week progresses. The class memorizes poems and writes reflection-based papers. I particularly enjoyed memorizing “If,” written by English Noble laureate Rudyard Kipling. We have the poem displayed in our classroom and it serves as a motto for our course.

Additionally, we are proud to have started a school-wide leadership project. This year’s project is “Picture This!” The goal is to showcase each member of the high school student body to enhance community. The Leadership Class is so thankful of the consistent leadership of Dr. McLemore and the opportunities we’ve had to make a difference through the school this year!

Dr. McLemore’s leadership seminar is a selective course for high school students grades 10-12. Students in the leadership seminar develop their skills in leadership as service, practice understanding and addressing complex problems and questions, learn effective communication, identify and act on values, build character strengths, learn goal setting and about planning and implementing initiatives. The year-long course requires an application, interview, and teacher/sponsor recommendation.