The Long Blue Leadership team was in attendance at the 2024 National Character and Leadership Symposium and interviewed several NCLS speakers.

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We set up our studio on site and invited several of the speakers to join us to discuss the what and why behind their messages. Two of the lead cadet organizers of the NCLS event and the 2024 cadet class president visited with us to share why they are so heavily involved and what they took away from the event. And we invited the cadet hosts of the Polaris Hall Podcast to share our studio space for their interviews with NCLS speakers, one of which, they shared with us.

In this special edition of Long Blue Leadership, producer, Ted Robertson's, conversations with comedian Jose Sarduy, class of ’99; NCLS organizers cadet 1st class Rachel Parillo and cadet 2nd class Weiss Yuan; and 2024 class president, cadet 1st class, Adedapo Adeboyejo. Also joining us, astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren, class of ’95; author and entrepreneur Delovell Earls, class of 2015. Finally, making guest appearances for their interview with NCLS speaker, Olympic gold medal swimmer, Missy Franklin Johnson, Polaris Hall Podcast hosts, cadet 1st class Maya Mandyam and cadet 2nd class Margaret Meehan, hosts of the Polaris Hall Podcast.

SEE THE NCLS SPEAKER VIDEOS HERE

NCLS 2024 IN REVIEW

NCLS 2024 PHOTO GALLERY

DOWNLOAD THE NCLS 2024 PROGRAM

SPECIAL THANKS

Our very special thanks to C1C Maya Mandyam and C2C Margaret Meehan, hosts of the Polaris Hall Podcast, for their contribution of excerpts from their excellent interview with Olympic Gold Medalist, Missy Franklin-Johnson.

GET THE POLARIS HALL PODCAST HERE

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PHOTO GALLERY

NCLS 2024

Top to Bottom:  Jose Sarduy  |  C1C Rachel Parillo, C1C Adedapo Adeboyejo and C2C Weiss Yuan  

Dr. Kjell Lindgren  |   DeLovell Earls  

Missy Franklin-Johnson, C1C Maya Mandyam and C2C Margaret Meehan

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