Sylmar High School Leadership

At Sylmar High School, student leadership is an elective course that promotes school culture and community. The students in the student leadership class unite the school’s students, staff and administration through various projects and events. In order to create a positive and supportive school wide community, the leadership students must possess and continually develop many different leadership skills and abilities. Leadership students must learn to be effective leaders in order to organize and lead the school. The students work with various individuals and groups. They cooperate with their classmates, other Sylmar students, staff and administration. Also, the leadership students work with people in their community when they organize and conduct community service projects. The students are constantly working with others to create a united school and community atmosphere.
The students in the class are placed in leadership positions where they must plan, organize, and conduct a variety of projects and events. They need to have and constantly develop their leadership skills and abilities in order to effectively manage the projects or events they lead. The students at Sylmar are taught a variety of leadership skills and techniques throughout each term of the school year. The leadership development skills and techniques they practice and learn become skills that students can carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Frequent and adequate student learning experiences and participation are the main functions of the leadership class. The class contributes to the development of the students’ understanding of being both an effective leader and moral citizen. The student leadership class “provides meaningful activities where all students have the chance to develop the skills and traits of being a good democratic citizen”.