Odessa, Texas/March 7, 2023-The Odessa Chamber of Commerce recently held the Junior Leadership Odessa Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony. Twenty High School Juniors were recognized and received awards for completing the leadership program.
(Grayson Hankins, 2022-2023 Chairman-Odessa Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas)
Junior class students that were interested in the Junior Leadership program were selected from their respective schools. Funding for the program was provided by local and regional sponsors and was free to the selected students.
(Grayson Hankins, 2022-2023 Chairman-Odessa Chamber of Commerce/Odessa, Texas)
Sapna Yadalla, a graduate of the Junior Leadership Program did not really have an interest in how city government and other city organizations function daily. She toured the Odessa Police Department and Odessa Fire Rescue, then understood the importance of the leadership program.
(Sapna Yadalla, Graduate-Odessa Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership Odessa)
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.