For High School Students
SUMMER LEADERSHIP & SERVICE SUMMIT
Earn college credit, grow as a leader, and improve your community this summer. At the Summer Leadership & Service Summit (LSS) students between their sophomore and junior year or junior and senior year of high school attend a week-long residential institute to study and practice leadership skills and service as a form of community and civic engagement. In a week of hands-on learning, students work under the direction of faculty and staff from Wartburg College’s Institute for Leadership Education.
Questions about the Summer Leadership & Service Summit should be directed to 319-352-8486 or email lss@wartburg.edu.
Wartburg Campus (Waverly, Iowa): June 23-29, 2019
Wartburg West (Denver, Colo.): July 14-20, 2019
Applicants will be ranked based on the following criteria:
- Essay including the following potential:
- community need
- service project to be completed during the following school year
- value of the project for the student and the community
- number impacted
- depth of impact
- sustainability of the project after the student leaves for college
- High School Transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable)
- Recommendations from one teacher and one community member
Waverly Cost: $750; early bird $650
Denver Cost: $850; early bird $750
Early-bird Deadline: March 1
Deadline: May 1
A GREAT VALUE:
- tuition payment for 3.5 hours of college credit ($1200 value)
- full room and board on campus for week of institute ($500+ value)
- travel to and from service learning sites and fun activities ($100+ value)
A generous grant from the Max & Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation will cover up to $500 of the registration fee for 11 students on a first-come, first served basis from Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy, and Tama counties in Iowa. This scholarship only applies to the Waverly LSS location.
Participants and Mentors at their Closing Banquet
Housing for LSS Waverly
Working in the Community Garden
Learning How to Start a Business
Classroom Activities
Community Service Activities