Notre Dame High School's Class of 2023 Purple & Mint Green Jaguars presented their Senior Service Learning Projects at last week's Young Women's Advocacy Summit. The Senior Service Learning Project asks each student to stand up for social justice as a “Woman of Impact.” Calling upon their talents, interest and knowledge, students engage in service learning to address a social need in the local or global community. At the Young Women’s Advocacy Summit, each student presented reflections on their service and justice journey and dialogued with community leaders about how they’ve grown as a justice advocate, community leader, spiritual seeker and lifelong learner.

After an evening of dialogue and advocacy, the seniors were recognized in a moving ceremony where they took their places at the table of women's leadership. The event keynote speaker was Shelene Huey-Booker ’99, chief executive officer at Youth Utilizing Power & Praise. Their mission is to develop cross-cultural networks that enhance the whole being through performing arts, fine arts public speaking and sports. She shared with the Class of 2023 the importance and power of following dreams and the impact that they can have on their local and global communities.