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Thousands of men and women have participated or volunteered in Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) programs, making it America's premier youth leadership development program.  Joseph Koch, a sophomore at Lansing High School, is this year’s HOBY winner.

Started in 1958 by legendary actor Hugh O'Brian, the HOBY program nationally reaches out to every public and private high school, and internationally there are HOBY-style programs in Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, China, England, Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan.

HOBY's vision is "To motivate and empower individuals to make a positive difference within our global society through understanding and action, based on effective and compassionate leadership." HOBY's success is the direct result of its 4,000 national volunteers who plan and execute its programs — Leadership Seminars, World Leadership Congress, Alumni Activities and Community Leadership Workshops.

Joe is invited to attend the seminar at SUNY Oswego from May 30 to June 1st.   Torina Swanson was selected as Runner Up.   Joe and Torina are part of a 54 year history and will be counted as part of the 375,000 outstanding sophomores to go through the leadership seminar. 

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