AZYLC 2001 Delegates
Matthew Acosta – El Paso – Hanks High School
Joe Angelini – Oro Valley – Immaculate Heart High School
Gregory J. Barry – Scottsdale – Home Educated
Chnstopher Bemhardt – Sierra Vista – Buena High School
Matt Boatner – Phoenix – Thunderbird High School
Jacob Bull – Presidio – Presidio High School
Amanda Burkhardt – Bullhead City – Mohave High School
Isidro Cabrera – Tucson – Flowing Wells High School
Chris Caseldine – Mesa – Westwood High School
Shane Clark – Marana – Marana High School
Michael Coyne – Goodyear – Agua Fria High School
Stephen Crawford – Glendale – Glendale High School
Carlos A. Cristi – Oro Valley – Immaculate Heart High School
Jacqueline Darby – Bullhead City – Mohave High School
Matt Eichacker – Tempe – Marcos De Niza High School
Jose Escajeda – El Paso – Ysleta High School
Craig Franklin – Glendale – Cactus High School
Alison Gerbens – Mesa – Westwood High School
Sabnna Glover – Phoenix – Cesar Chavez High School
Clete Hargrave – Mesa – Westwood High School
David Heintz – Tucson – St. Gregory High School
Lorenzo Hernandez – Phoenix – Carl Hayden High School
Mancela Hemandez – Nogales – Nogales High School
Sheena C. Ingram – Bullhead City – Mohave High School
Samantha Jason-Myhre – Peoria – Peoria High School
Tim Klarkowski – Peoria – Peoria High School
David Kraemer – Tucson – Catalina Foothills High School
Charity Lopes – Phoenix – Thunderbird High School
Eder Lopez – Phoenix – Carl Hayden High School
Juanita Lopez – Phoenix – Carl Haydn High School
Ricardo Lopez – Nogales – Nogales High School
Shawn Lynch – Glendale – Agua Fria High School
Colin Malchow – Tucson – Catalina Foothills High School
Knsty Malone – Surprise – Dysart High School
Magen Margeson – Sahuarita – Sahuarita High School
Ben Martin – Phoenix – Thunderbird High School
Jason McCoy – Tempe – McClintock High School
Maria McGettigan – Mesa – Westwood High School
Chris T. McGurk – El Paso – Parkland High School
Leyme A. Monte – Kearny – Ray High School
Andrew Moran – Mesa – Dobson High School
Scott A. Moseby – Glendale – Apollo High School
Kann M. Motta – Glendale – Apollo High School
Michael Munoz – El Paso – Hanks High School
Stacy O’Connor – Phoenix – Thunderbird High School
Jenna O’Loane – Mesa – Dobson High School
Modesta Ortega – Youngstown – Dysart High School
Scott Parker – Bullhead City – Mohave High School
Chrystyna Pasbrig – Tempe – Marcos De Niza High School
Christopher Pearce – Sierra Vista – Buena High School
Cindy Peralta – Nogales – Nogales High School
Adam M. Perea – Canutillo – Canutillo High School
David Quintero Jr. – Phoenix – Cesar Chavez High School
lgnacio Ramos – Glendale – Glendale High School
Ali Rasmussen – Phoenix – Moon Valley, High School
Catherine Reyes – El Mirage – Agua Fria High School
Christopher D. Reyes – El Paso – Socorro High School
Manuel Rivera – Phoenix – Sunnyslope, High School
Jared Roberts – Glendale – Apollo High School
Jonathan Roe – Peoria – Cactus High School
Rodolfo Romo – El Paso – Wastwood High School
Priscilla Ross – El Paso – Parkland High School
Jesusita Ruiz – Tucson – Desert View High School
Vanessa Sahazar – El Paso – Andress High School
Amyrose Saxton – Mesa – Westwood High School
Amanda Spegal – Phoenix – Moon Valley High School
Cassandra Springer – Kearny – Ray High School
Meggen M. Temple – Tucson – Flowing Wells High School
Sharon D. Thompson – Sahuarita – Sahuarita High School
Cassidy Tomao – Glendale – Apollo High School
Devon Tucker – Arivaca – Premeria Alta High School
Rebecca Valdez – El Paso – Loretto Academy High School
Joseph R. II Valero – Cave Creek – Shadow Mountain High School
David A. Villavicencio – Nogales – Nogales High School
Ethan James Wash – Glendale – Deer Valley High School
John Winters – Tempe – Marcos De Niza High School
Matt O. Wolski – Tempe – Marcos De Niza High School
AZYLC 2000 Team Leaders
Dan Free
Adam Free
Tim Yuhas
Marisol Torres
Brenda Noon
Tosha Smith
Sarah Holley
AZYLC 2001 Summary
by Jeff Schrade for the MOWW Officer Review Magazine
When the founding fathers penned the Constitution, they found it important to state that a primary purpose of the Constitution was to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” Each year, the Arizona Youth Leadership Conference (AZYLC) in Prescott, Arizona works to prepare a group of outstanding young men and women from the Southwest for the awesome responsibilities that come with the “Blessings of Liberty” secured by our Constitution. This year marked the eleventh year that AZYLC has worked to cultivate leadership, knowledge and patriotism in its attendees. And from all indications, AZYLC 2001 was a stunning success.
Always mindful of the fact that when students’ hands are working, most of the time their minds are also working, each session of lecture at the AZYLC is accompanied by a “hands-on” exercise. These practical exercises all involve teamwork and this year included: making original skits to illustrate a leadership principle, conducting a mock trial, finding and writing their elected officials, participating in free market economy simulations and creating flags to illustrate the important principles of the week.
When the students were not busy participating in practical exercises, they were witnessing some of the best presentations on leadership and patriotism around. Actors from the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge portrayed George and Martha Washington, giving a first-hand “living history” account of the Revolutionary War. Irvin Schlenker and the Heroes of ’76 in their colonial dress showed just how the American Flag was built, explaining the rich symbolism and history of our national flag. Students were captivated by personal accounts of faculty such as General Bob Williams who passed on lessons in leadership he learned while working on General George Patton’s staff during World War II, and Col. Bill Fields who shared his experience as an American Indian and taught us about American Indian heritage. Each day’s instruction began with a flag raising ceremony and ended with a retreat ceremony. These flag ceremonies gave some students who had never before performed (or even witnessed) such a ceremony the chance to become an active participant.
Some people might say that the Blessings of Liberty are often taken for granted or ignored by today’s youth. That would be a difficult argument to make about any of the youth who attended AZYLC 2001. These outstanding youth leaders came away from AZYLC 2001 not just with an appreciation of their responsibilities as citizens, but with an understanding that it will be they who must secure the Blessings of liberty for themselves and their Posterity.
AZYLC 2001 Staff & Instructors
