NHHS Hosts Young Women's Empowerment Day

On Wednesday, March 28, NHHS hosted the first, soon to be annual, Young Women's Empowerment Day.  86 young ladies from 6 different school districts in Northeast Iowa joined us for a variety of speakers, networking time, and collaboration on action plans once they returned to their home schools.

20 young women from New Hampton applied to attend the day and led the group with great planning and response to the speakers.

The girls have put together a plan to have morning meetings with women on campus to discussion issues, build each other up and make NHHS a more positive place. This plan emerged from the concerns they each brought that day.

In addition to action planning, students were given the opportunity to listen to speakers from not only New Hampton and the school, but also NE Iowa public figures, Amanda Goodman and Coach Marcum Newsom. We were very lucky to tap into local resources, including IDC director Tammy Robinson, elementary principal Brenda Lansing, and NHHS graduate and state FFA president Elisa Russ.

Maybe most importantly, our girls were given an opportunity to connect with others from surrounding district who share their own drive and identify with their lives.  What a great way to connect with other young women as we build up and support one another Bravo, ladies!