**For Immediate Release**
Student Leaders Gain Insight
-released by OPSU Campus Communications 06/20/06
Goodwell, Okla. — According to Harold J. Seymour, “Leaders
are the ones who keep faith with the past, keep step with
the present, and keep the promise to posterity.” Eight
students, seven from Guymon High School and one current
OPSU student, used that quote to sum up what they learned
at Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s Hispanic
Leadership Camp last week.
Under the guidance of OPSU’s Director of Hispanic
Services Teri Mora, campers enjoyed sampling college life
by living on campus for the week, participating in college-level
classes, and learning to cooperate. Ultimately, the students
formed a team and learned to listen to other people’s
opinions, think, cultivate patience, and encourage others
to participate.
All of the young adults plan to obtain at least a bachelor’s
degree and several intend to pursue a master’s or
above. Marivel Medina will enroll in OPSU in the fall to
major in accounting and eventually hopes to earn a Certified
Public Accountant license. Jezebel de la Garza will begin
her college career at OPSU this fall then plans to attend
medical school to specialize in psychiatry. Another aspiring
physician, Jose Jauregui, will graduate from Guymon High
School next May, and his classmate, Miguel Silva, plans
to major in business administration. Yeiry Carillo, a GHS
junior, will seek a career in web graphics, while Martin
Hernandez, a senior, plans a career in communications.
Jose Lara, a junior this fall, is an aspiring politician
who plans to attend OPSU. David Rodriguez, an OPSU sophomore,
is majoring in Industrial Technology and plans to pursue
a career in architecture.
Mora said, “Hispanic Leadership Camp was a tremendous
experience. It was so incredible to watch this group of
young people come together with various outlooks and become
a team committed to leading in their community. They all
grew not only as a team, but also as individuals who understand
the value of each others’ strengths and weaknesses
and the importance of using those to work together toward
a common goal. This group of eight young people will become
a core group for future leadership activities at OPSU.”
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