Lead-A-Way Turns Middle Schoolers Into Young Women of Action
"They see what work has been done before them and what work still needs to be done," the principal says of newly minted middle school leaders.
Women's leadership has become a big part of the message girls receive at West Deptford Middle School, and now the older students are paying it forward to their younger counterparts. The middle school debuted a new program Tuesday that had three groups eighth-graders making presentations to fifth-graders on notable women leaders in American history. It's part of Lead-A-Way, run by the Mount Laurel-based Alice Paul Institute. This is the first year Lead-A-Way came to West Deptford. Barbara Smith, a former principal at Oakview Elementary School, currently works for the United Way and brought the idea to her former school district. Lead-A-Way program is funded by the Gloucester County's Leadership Council, an off-shoot of United Way. Once the …
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