SCHS Student Headed to West Point for Summer Seminar

A Stephens County High School student is headed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for a seminar this summer.

Junior A.J. Howard of Toccoa has been selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point’s prestigious Summer Leaders Experience in June.

According to West Point, more than 5,000 juniors nationwide applied to SLE, which offers outstanding high school juniors the chance to experience life at West Point.

SLE attendees live in the cadet barracks, or dormitories, eat in the Cadet Mess, and participate in academic, leadership, athletic, and military workshops.

West Point said the one-week seminars are designed to help juniors with their college selection process, while giving them an idea of the importance of leadership and sound decision making in their education, careers, and lives in general.

Also, West Point said that all SLE attendees participate in virtual-reality war simulation, and military and physical fitness training, and in addition, each student selects three of the 15 offered workshops.