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Greetings from the South Dakota Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Corporate Board.
The 2009 Selection Packet and Registration materials will be sent later this month. Please keep your eyes open for these materials. We hope that you will look over them and register a sophomore for this life-changing weekend.
If you are unfamiliar with HOBY, each high school in the state of South Dakota is invited to send one or more students to the HOBY Seminar. HOBY Seminars are held around the world to inspire youth to become leaders in their families and communities. The quality of HOBY is noted nationally through endorsements by several organizations, including: the American Association of School Administrators, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the National School Board Association. See www.hoby.org for more information.
I am an alumni and volunteer who believes in the mission of the HOBY organization and am volunteering for HOBY for the 6th year. I attended HOBY in 2001 and had my own life-changing experience, therefore, I am dedicated to making sure as many students as possible have the opportunity as I had.
There is a fee for the Ambassadors to attend the HOBY Seminar; however this fee can be covered in many different ways. It can be paid for by the high school, student activity groups, i.e. Student Council, by the family of student attending, or an area business or service organization. We understand that resources may not be available in your area or at your school, but please let us know if you encounter any difficulties and we will help in whatever way we can.
There has been an exciting change in the fee for this year's attendees. In years past the initial primary studnt fee has been $150 and then any additional student has been $325. Well…..drum roll please…..This year we are allowing each school to send TWO (2) students at the $150 fee price. Yes, you heard right, you can send two students (preferably a male and a female) to the seminar for only $150 a piece. Any students after that will only be $250 now, instead of the $325. If you plan to send more than two students, please notify me. We hope that this will allow more schools to send more students to the seminar, ultimately expanding the number of students who have the opportunity to experience HOBY.
If you have any questions about HOBY, please feel free to contact me at recruitment@hobysd.org,
or by phone, (605) 360-3721.
Jessi Norton
Director of Ambassador & School Relations
HOBY South Dakota
PO Box 90609
Sioux Falls, SD 57109
605-360-3721
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