West Point Cadets To Lead Jackson Workshop Virtually

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Local Mississippi cadets from the U.S. Military Academy will virtually lead a West Point Leadership and Ethics workshop on March 5.

Over 175 Jackson area junior year ROTC students from high schools were invited to participate in this virtual event. Students will be challenged to lead diverse groups, solve problems, and make values-based decisions in a friendly atmosphere.

The workshop focuses on leadership, values, and ethics, problem-solving, moral-reasoning, and decision-making processes. The goals of the workshops are to provide participants with an opportunity to develop leadership and teambuilding skills; to reinforce the importance of ethical leadership in an increasingly technology-driven world; to promote ethics; to underscore the importance of competent and diverse leadership in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

West Point cadets provide mentorship for students in underserved and underrepresented neighborhoods with limited access to STEM; inspire them to be ethical leaders and pursue STEM academic opportunities; encourage them to attend college and introduce them to the opportunities at West Point.

The following local area cadets are expected to participate:

• Lauren Ousby, Class of 2022, Madison
• James O’Brien, Class of 2021, Grenada
• Phoebe Xu, Class of 2024, Madison
• Jaquan Byrd, Class of 2022, Jackson
• Gabrielle Nelson, Class of 2024, Byram

About West Point 

The U. S. Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federal, liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. It was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering and continues today as the world’s premier leader-development institution, consistently ranked among top colleges in the country. Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U. S. Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.