The ACLC Scholar program for the 2025-2026 school year officially kicked off Friday, September 12th with lunch and team building activities at the Graylyn Estate.
This year’s scholars—Callie Dammeyer, Huda Saeed, Chris Douglas, Lucas Guerra, Matthew Littrell, and Sailor Troutman—gathered with Executive Director Pat Sweeney and ACLC affiliates Cathy Pace, Pete Watson, and Adam Holtzschue and ACLC Executive in Residence, Jeff Triplette.
After getting the chance to meet and interact, students broke into groups for team building exercises. The Egg Drop and Sling Shot challenges, guided by Graylyn Teambuilding Facilitator Patrick Cole, gave them the opportunity to work on their leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
Next, the students discussed their results from the DiSC assessment, learning what personality traits and communication styles each will bring to the group.
Finally, the group began work on their team charter, which will be the foundation for this year-long partnership. The details within will guide them as they work on a team service project.
Through this year-long program, scholars will learn and hone leadership skills through co-curricular enrichment, coaching sessions with their business leader mentors, special guests, and team projects.
