West Hartford’s Hall and Conard High Schools Host Annual Captains’ Leadership Workshop

The following is a press release:

West Hartford’s Hall and Conard High Schools kicked off the “Lead By Example’ initiative with their annual Captains’ Leadership Workshop.

“Lead by Example,” initially a substance abuse initiative, has been adapted to be an overall school theme for the year. Captains from each school gathered for a workshop to discuss issues and concerns that high school athletes encounter during their respective sport seasons.

During each session the athletes were provided with leadership strategies to ensure a successful season. The seminar was set up with a lecture presentation emphasizing topics of team culture, team development, and conflict resolution. A

mong the captains, facilitators were chosen to lead small group discussions about scenarios and strategies dealing with each of the four topics: Team Building, Social Media, Drugs and Alcohol, and Hazing. The fall captains also completed a team building exercise.

2013 Fall Captain Facilitators:

Conard High: Mackenzie Stansfield (Cheer), Nicole Swartz (Cheer), Jake Binder (B Cross Country), Melanie Newton (Field Hockey), Caroline Murray (G Soccer).
Hall: Callie Reynolds (G Cross Country), Christin Spring (Field Hockey), Reid Silverhart (B Soccer), Sarah McHale (G Swimming), Lauren Jackson   (G Volleyball).      

Fall Captains: Conard High School Jake Binder, Lauren Bintz, Maggie Geisler, Rodrigo Giraldo, Randa Griffin, Christopher Fernandez, Devon Johnson, Chris Kranmas, Liz Lagoy, Caleb LaRosa, Kathleen Lynch, Ben McMahon, Ali Morgan, Rory Morgan, Caroline Murray, Melanie Newton, Andre Rodrigues, Matheus Souza, Mackenzie Stansfield, Molly Swanson, Nicole Swartz, Abigail Tryon, Alana Waggoner, Katie Wegener, Shea Williams

Hall High School: Chris Ahlquist, Ginger Bruns, Hannah Cho, Sam Clark, Emma Coll, Dahlia Duncan, Joseph Farrah, Max Gilden, Madeline Gomez, Eliane Helitzer, Tom Honyotski, Madison Hooper, Matt Houpert, Lauren Jackson, Yuasun Jiang, Danielle Johnson, Morgan Kennedy, Kat Litis, Bea Lynch, Zach Magin, Sarah McHale, Jack Monnes, Hannah Renker, Callie Reynolds, Reid Silverhart, Christin Spring, Cole Souza, Jenny Steinberg, Allyson Swaby, Marlon Terrones, Ashley Tremaine, Sydney Warchol