3 high school students accepted into Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute

Three C.W. Baker High School students have been accepted into the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute this year. 

The purpose of this institute is to empower Latino/Hispanic students. Students will develop leadership skills and become knowledgeable about the State Legislative Office. 

Kimberly Rivera Cotto, Jose Perez-Marino and Cesar Perez-Marino will be representing Baker High School during several training session at OCM BOCES and as a student delegate in Albany during the statewide three-day Hispanic Youth Leadership Weekend in Albany on March 7-9, 2020.

The overall purpose of the PR/HYLI is student empowerment. To this end the Institute has the following goals for its student delegates, according to its website:

• The development of leadership skills in Latino/Hispanic youth
• The creation of opportunities for Latino/Hispanic students to interact with positive role models such as Puerto Rican/Latino elected officials, educators and business leaders
• The creation of partnerships and conversations among educators, business leaders and students
• The development of an in-depth knowledge of the state legislative process.

To learn more about the institute, visit the OCM BOCES website of the PR/HYLI website.