In Unalakleet, BSSD Students Learn to Lead

The start of the school year is a busy time for new students, new teachers, and — in the Bering Strait School District — new Youth Leaders.

In mid-September, students selected by their peers as supportive, positive role models gathered in Unalakleet for a weekend of team-building and brainstorming.

Listen above for more from the 2017 BSSD Youth Leaders Retreat.

Brightly colored sticky notes cover a poster labeled "How to help," where they brainstormed ideas for supporting friends going through a hard time. — The Youth Leaders brainstormed ideas for supporting friends going through a hard time. Photo: Zoe Grueskin/KNOM.

Frank Myomick, Alvin Washington, and Ryleigh Elachik were the three Youth Leaders from St. Michael School who attended the retreat along with their sponsor, Pauline Richardson. In the Unalakleet school gym they shared their ideas for ways to strengthen their community. — (From left) Frank Myomick, Alvin Washington, and Ryleigh Elachik, three Youth Leaders from St. Michael School, attended the retreat along with their sponsor, Pauline Richardson (second from right). Photo: Zoe Grueskin/KNOM.

Students at the 2017 BSSD Youth Leaders retreat in Unalakleet danced with the King Island Dance Group and the Nome-St. Lawrence Island Dance Group. Photo: Zoe Grueskin/KNOM.

Image at top: Students at the 2017 BSSD Youth Leaders retreat in Unalakleet gathered to tell stories. Photo: Zoe Grueskin/KNOM.

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