On Saturday, November 15th, two Ledyard High School students, Felipe Echavaria and Jamie Drummond, participated in the Rotary of Southern CT’s RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program. RYLA aims to:

• Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders;

• Encourage leadership of youth by youth;

• Encourage youth to make a difference in their communities through volunteer work and social responsibility; and 

• Demonstrate Rotary’s respect and concern for youth.  

​Together with 50 other high schoolers from across the state, they gathered at Connecticut College for an intense one-day event where they participated in a day of interactive leadership development. As part of the program, they formed small groups to initially plan community service projects. The Rotary Club of Ledyard who sponsored them will help them to finish the planning and implementation of this impactful service.