BAY MINETTE, Alabama — Student leaders from Baldwin County High School have been participating in the Alabama Student Council Association's annual conference in Tuscaloosa.

The nine students representing BCHS include current officers for the Student Council and National Honor Society. They included Chris Steward, Edgar Eleogo, Bethany Hadley (NHS), Leanne Phillips, Madeline Seale, Cortney Presley (NHS and Student Council) and Owen Nobles, LaDarius Killings and Jordan Johnson (Student Council).

BCHS serves on the ASCA State Board and was instrumental in helping to plan the conference. BCHS also designed the conference T-shirt with the theme of “Legacy of Leadership.” The school will remain on the board for the coming year and has been asked to once again host the Southern Regional Advisor's Workshop in September.

More than 500 student leaders from all over the state were in attendance at the conference and were able to hear from several speakers including Kevin Laue, the first person missing a limb to play Division 1 basketball, and Danny Batimana, former hip hop choreographer for the L.A. Laker Girls and founder of Team Millennia from MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.”

Laue spoke on overcoming obstacles and Batimana discussed leading with passion. Elliot Spillers, the graduating SGA president of the University of Alabama, spoke to the students about how to make a difference despite opposition. Students were also able to participate in some fun activities including a dance, breakout sessions and tours of the campus.