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The offi cial student publication of Fort Hays State University Vol. 108 No. 5 leader.fhsu.edu Thursday, September 20, 2012 Students paint the town Sydney Studer The University Leader
On Wednesday, Sept. 19th, 20 students from both Global Leadership Project (GLP) and Hispan- ic American Leadership Organization (HALO) teamed up with each other to paint trailer homes at the Colonial Gardens Trailer Park. Senior Alma Hidalgo, is the Hispanic Leader- ship Coordinator for GLP and she planned this event with HALO. She has been a part of HALO through- out her four years of college and is overjoyed to be heavily involved this year. . ..., “[My favorite part . • l',.,r~,,;_.;.,I'..,:. ,4¥_ is] working with other ,.r -A:.:~ .- •I" __ .,,..,.~ ::,✓,._ ~ ,....G,;,_.! ----" organizations and sharing .,. .,:. .. -~- y.,, ... .c;J~ the passion of bringing ~., . ,. . ,.,...,., --'-',.. ,-...._,-- ✓,.... ,_A,-_, /..✓ ,t;r.- • #i/.7,,,C. ...., change,” Hidalgo said. • .... ; ~--.«.:..; "'~ ...,,~,·,,. ,K'~.. ~ ~~-'"1~11,,1111. “Seeing that shy student ~· ._w /. -'- ~- ~,'"l)i...... ,,..,-4 • ~ {,J,,· ·---.. .A ,:;_.,.....,...4Jf,...... step out of their shell in #-.. , C ~~ - • ,J:.J!, __..,_ -;, ;.,, ····· ·"4 ~ start of becoming a future 0 • /--,,-./4 /4M-~O r·a..-'~.7.,,,_,..-~~ leader is a great thing.” ~ . ~y:::.. ... __ d,. ;;. :;;.c.._~_.,:) -- • Sophomore Cesar Garcia, is the President of ,C HALO. “I chose to be in HALO because I want to work McKenzie Wiles/Leader with Hispanics on proj- Freshman Ceasar Garcia II, junior Luis Delatorre, junior Saul Sanchez, sophomore Cristina Nieto and senior Alma Hidalgo paint one of the trailers at Colo- ects,” Garcia said. “When nial Gardens. The event was hosted by the Global Leadership Project and the Hispanic American Leadership Organization. I took over HALO as President, my vision was HALO more involved in they want to make new other organizations on has allowed her to pursue picture in things, and I to have a great group and the community and saw friends and help their campus. something she loves while have the confidence to to represent HALO with this [service project] as community. “There are many rea- still being in school. make a difference in later pride by either helping out a perfect opportunity,” “I hope to gain leader- sons why it is important, “I have been with GLP years.” the community or helping sophomore Berenice De ship skills and to make but I think one is learning for almost a year, and I The event was held in the campus. I believe we La Cruz said. new friends,” freshman about our other organiza- have learned how to be honor of Mexico’s Inde- can achieve it.” “My favorite part Merisa Alcantara said. tions and coming together a better leader and have pendence Day, which is Garcia believes they about service projects is As the leader of Global to create a greater change also learned many new Sept. 16. can achieve it. Other getting to bond with the Leadership Project, in whatever it is that we skills that I know will HALO continues to members have high hopes. people we are helping.” Hidalgo has gained much are doing.” be useful after I gradu- make an impact on the “As an officer of Many students are a insight on how important Not only has it given ate,” Hidalgo said. “It has hispanic community, both HALO, we wanted to have part of HALO because it is to do projects with Hidalgo confidence, but it helped me see the bigger on campus and in Hays. Forsyth hosts Franklin Papers event
Tyler Parks circle of students. The University Leader Other stations include the printing press that On Monday, Sept. 17 used stamps as an ex- Fort Hays State Uni- ample; a matching game, versity welcomed area and an pedometer that fifth-graders for its sixth counted how many steps annual Benjamin Franklin the students took. Papers event. Fort Hays students The American Democ- in the Social Studies racy Project hosted the Methods course designed event with the combined the different activities for efforts of the Department the day. of Teacher Education, Fred Krebs, a Johnson Forsyth Library and the County Community Col- Center for Civic Leader- lege professor of history, ship. did a Benjamin Franklin The event gave the impersonation for the students a first-hand look students that allowed the at Franklin’s inventions students to hear from and accomplishments and Franklin himself. included two handwritten “We had about 300 letters and copies of his fifth-graders in atten- newspaper, The Pennsyl- dance and the day went vania Gazette. great,” said senior Anne The students partici- Drees, the ADP student pated in eight different coordinator. stations for about 10 The letters and papers minutes each. One station were donated to Forsyth Elizabeth McDowell/Leader was an electricity dem- Library by Fort Hays Fort Hays State University welcomed area fi fth-graders to spend a day learning about founding father, Benjamin Franklin. onstration that sent an alumnus Dr. Cecil Cur- The fi fth-graders spent the day participating in various activities and listening to a Franklin impersonator. electric current through a rey.
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