St. Joseph School

 Four junior girls from St. Joseph High School are among the 22 students enrolled in the Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute (CAYLI) this year. Other Faulkner County participants include homeschooled students and representatives from Conway High, Vilonia, Greenbrier, Mayflower, Conway Christian, Mt. Vernon/Enola, and Little Rock's Mount St. Mary Academy.
    Founded in 1995, CAYLI was designed to develop leadership potential, broaden community awareness and provide mentoring and career exploration opportunities.There are seven monthly sessions held throughout the school year that cover such subjects as health care, government, education, technology and the environment. 
    A summer retreat was held at the University of Central Arkansas July 27-28 which St. Joseph's  Emma Allison, Izzie Garrett, Olivia Keisling and Ella Rose attended. "It was a way for the students to get to know each other," CAYLI Coordinator Alli Bonnema said. She's an Educational Development Assistant at UCA. "They did icebreakers, learned about their strengths, completed an art project at the Windgate Center, did a team building activity at the UCA ropes course, met with our committees for the year, and chose and designed a community service project."