Jacob Fleshman, a sophomore cadet in the Granbury Marine Corps JROTC program, has been selected to attend the Youth Leadership Conference set for June 9-13, 2013, at the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi.

The YLC allows high school students a chance to develop leadership and public speaking skills through patriotic education. In addition, the program included elements of leadership to maintain a free society, concepts of a free enterprise system, and the founding principles upon which the United State was built. Participants develop an appreciation for the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as well as an awareness for the civic responsibilities associated with preserving rights and freedoms.

At the conference, students devote half the class time to leadership development and the remaining half to American history, government, and economics. Participants interact with instructors and peers in small group discussion, debates, skits, and other activities. The program also included a mock trial of an actual court case as well as oral and written presentations.