Seminole State College has chosen 18 students for Class XIV of the SSC Presidential Leadership program. PLC is a two-year scholarship program created to help students develop leadership skills and provide personal and professional growth opportunities.
The scholarship program was established to provide educational classroom and extracurricular activities to enhance leadership skills of students. Responsibilities of PLC members include volunteering for community service programs and campus events.
Participants are selected based on ACT scores, academic performance in high school and demonstrated leadership ability.
Freshman members of the President’s Leadership Class XIII include Elizabeth Denney and Sydney Winchester of Prague and Jenna Harrison and Cepado Wilkins Jr. of Shawnee.
Channing Wortham of Shawnee is one of the sophomore members of the President’s Leadership Class XIII, returning for a second year in the program.
The freshmen attended an orientation session at the College prior to the start of classes. Each semester students will spend a minimum of nine hours doing community service and will attend several events, including team building activities at St. Crispin’s Lodge, a voter engagement panel discussion with elected officials and a financial literacy presentation.