American

Independence

Foundation

 of Colonial Virginia

Class of November 1-4, 2007

The "Walking to Jamestown" Class

1607 - 2007

 
      For a printable picture with names, click HERE  [PDF file ]

      For just a picture, click HERE

For their after-conference critique, click HERE

Highlights from the November 1-4, 2007

Youth Leadership Conference

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1.  26 students from 21 high schools and 6 states: CA (1) KY (1), NJ (2), NM (1), UT (3), and VA (18)   

 

 2. The Award Winners:

CMDR Everett "Red" Ryder, (USN, Ret) Perpetual Plaque and

George Washington Award

Most Outstanding Leader - Aaron C. Hamon

 

Thomas Jefferson Awards

Outstanding Leader  (female) - Stacey K

Outstanding Leader  (male) - Juan S. Oronao

 

MOWW's Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion Awards

Cadets Meghan M. Frank and Michael G. Sjoholm-Sierchio

 

Superior Leader as Voted by His Peers - Aaron C. Hamon

 

The Sons of the American Revolution Outstanding Citizenship Award

Katherine S. Clevenger

 

Most Outstanding Leadership Group Award

Chris Burtner, Aaron Hamon, Stacy K, Samantha Rodman, and Greg Underwood

3.  The $250 Tuition Fees for many of these students were provided by the several Military Order of the World Wars chapters, Exchange Clubs, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Williamsburg Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and a Disabled American Veteran Chapter .

 

The Exchange Club of York and some friends of the foundation volunteered to provide  out-of-State student shuttle support.

Pictures from the conference

Delegate Phil Hamilton

Virginia House District 93 for 19 years

"John Rolfe"

Professor Jim Rice

AIFCV's Vice-Director of Scholastics

Working on a Plan

Raise and Lower the Flag w/ Pledge of Allegiance every morning and evening

The Chow Line

Foods Good

2nd Opinion

The Morning News Committee

Trump Tower Challenge

Trump Tower Challenge

Capt. "Wolf" Gonzales, Langley AFB F-15 Fighter Pilot

SSgt Crystal Harshbarger, Leadership Instructor, Langley AFB

Richard Hill, Langley Federal Credit Union Student Liaison and "Smart Money"

Having walked to Jamestown Settlement....

Study Guided Tour

Insider Briefing

 

Call to Arms

 

Replicas of first colonists' transportation

 

Practice

"Thomas Jefferson"

 

Practice made Perfect

Beth Saunders and Kevron Piggott

Mr. Greg Richardson

Leadership is.....

Leadership in Business is ....

Dr. Joe Emerson

   Group and Laws they would change

   Group and Laws they would change

  Group and Laws they would change

Colonial Tent City

Various Proclaimations

Camp stove

Colonial Soldiers

More Colonial Soldiers

Colonial Soldiers disguised as matrons

The Bus ride

Our own Eddie Murphy, really!

Colonial Williamsburg

A shopkeeper showing off her wares?

Easier than walking...

The Armory

A Business Opportunity of the time

General George Washington

George Washington and his cabinet

5 Square what??

Shipwrecked

The Boardwalk

The National Anthem Challenge

Double Helix

Tangled Kids

More Boardwalk

Always Smiling Ben Galito

Still working Trump Tower Challenge

Patriotic Leadership

with Ray Ferrara

National Sojourners, Inc

"Building the Flag"

 

 

Honoring Paulette Wilson, Friend and Supporter of AIFCV

Honoring Bob Rawls, Cmdr Va Bch MOWW, for his support of AIFCV

Group #4   -   Most Outstanding Leadership Group

Aaron Hamon- Superior Leader as Selected by his peers

Katie Clevenger - Sons of the American Revolution's Outstanding Citizenship Award

Meghan Frank - Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion

 

Mike Sjoholm-Sierchio - Bronze Patrick Henry Medallion

Stacy K - Thomas Jefferson Outstanding Leader Award

Juan Oronao -  Thomas Jefferson Outstanding Leader Award

George Washington Most Outstanding Leader Award