CHS Students selected to attend HOBY

Chinook high school juniors Branden Paulsen, Abby Ellison, Sierra Swank and Heaven LaForge have been selected to attend HOBY. Ellison and Swank were selected as Delegates and LaForge and Paulsen as Alternates.

HOBY has conducted annual, all-expense-paid seminars since 1958. During these seminars, 10th graders have had the opportunity to meet, interact with, and question regionally, nationally and internationally renowned leaders. HOBY Leadership Seminars are three-to-four day events held each spring in your state. HOBY's purpose is to bring together a select group of high school sophomores who have demonstrated leadership ability so that they can interact with groups of distinguished leaders in business, government, education, and the professions to discuss present and future issues.

The informal question-and-answer format during these seminars meet HOBY's specific goals, which are to seek out, recognize and develop leadership potential commencing with high school sophomores. As well as to encourage and assist students in their quest for self-development and self-identification. To introduce potential leaders to today's recognized leaders through informal, give-and-take discussions on a variety of current, critical topics; to provide through this exposure the opportunity to explore America's incentive system and the democratic process and community service.