Every Student Can Lead.
For more than two decades, students in my classrooms have been given opportunities to find their voice, serve others, take responsibility, and make a difference.
Listen. Serve. Speak Up.
Help Others. Take Action.
There are many ways to lead—and every student can grow as a leader.
Student Voice in Action
The BAGO Mic gives students an authentic audience and a real reason to communicate well. Students prepare, speak, listen, interview, collaborate, tell stories, ask questions, and learn to use their voices responsibly.
Leadership grows when students know their voice matters—and learn how to use it to lift up learning, stories, and one another.
The BAGO Mic — powered by student voice.
The LEADERSHIP KIT
Leadership is something students can practice. Each letter in LEADERSHIP KIT points to a quality that helps students lead themselves, support others, and make a difference.
Listening
Enthusiasm
Attitude
Decision Making
Effort
Responsibility
Sensitivity to Differences
Helping Others
Imagination
People Skills
Kindness
Improvement
Thankfulness
22 Years of Students Stepping Up
For 22 years at Sergeant Bluff-Luton, students were given meaningful opportunities to step up, represent others, plan, serve, communicate, make decisions, and contribute to their school and community. Student Leadership Council became one visible part of that work.
These photos are more than memories. They represent generations of students learning that leadership is not about having a title—it is about taking responsibility and doing something that matters.
Leadership Isn't About Being in Charge. It's About Making a Difference.
In your classroom. In your school. In your community. In your world.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS. YOUR CHOICES MATTER.
WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.