Seaford’s Aspiring Leaders Tapped For Regional Conference

Photos courtesy of the Seaford School District

Recognized for their potential, four Seaford High School sophomores have been selected to attend the 2023 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership conference. Ava Caruso, Myles Munro, Anastasia Perlegis and Joseph Sanfilippo will join their peers from the New York metro area for a leadership seminar in early June.

Students are selected as HOBY ambassadors as sophomores to prepare them for school leadership roles typically taken on by juniors and seniors. Ava, Myles, Anastasia and Joseph were selected from eight candidates. They were interviewed by a panel of administrators, guidance counselors and past HOBY ambassadors.

Seaford High School 10th graders, from left, Anastasia Perlegis, Ava Caruso, Joseph Sanfilippo and Myles Munro were selected as ambassadors for the 2023 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership conference and will attend a seminar in June.

“I want to learn new ways and strategies to help others and better myself,” said Joseph, who is already very involved in school as a member of the National Art Honor Society, Model Congress, track team and Viking Cove school store. “I always make an effort to be a leader in school and being nominated shows it’s not for nothing.”

Anastasia said it was an honor to be chosen because that means other people recognize her leadership qualities. She is an active member of the National Art Honor Society, Mural Club and honors program.

“I want to find ways to make a big difference and help as many people as I can,” Anastasia said.

Ava, who is captain of the bowling team and a member of field hockey, track, Mathletes, the Science Club, National Art Honor Society and Books and Bagels, is looking forward to the conference and bringing knowledge back to Seaford High School.

“I’m very excited to learn about how to be a better leader,” she said. “It’s nice that someone else notices that I’m working hard.”

Myles, a member of the track team, said, “It’s an opportunity to learn how to really be a leader and to take my academics and my leadership forward.”