La Raza Youth Leadership Conference: A new generation of leaders - Sterling, Colorado

With almost 1,700 middle and high school students in attendance, there almost weren’t enough chairs for everyone at the 17th annual La Raza Youth Leadership Conference this year.

bout 20 students from Sterling Middle and High School traveled to Denver, Saturday for La Raza Youth Leadership, held on the Auraria campus of the University of Colorado, Denver.

“It was inspiring,” said Leonarda Martinez, a seventh grader at SMS. “I learned going to college will be fun.”

La Raza Youth Leadership Institute has been organizing the conference since 1992. This conference is the second-largest conference for Latino youth in Colorado. The mission of La Raza Youth Leadership is to empower Latino youth to achieve their educational and leadership potential and instill the desire to give back to the community.”*

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