By: Jerry Lai On Jan 4, 2015, Global Leadership Initiative helped out with Dublin Chinese Association (DCA), who hosted their first ever music performance. The show, hosted at the Trinity Church in Pleasanton, started at 3:00 PM in the afternoon and ended …
Read More »Volunteering for the Friends of the Children with Special Needs (FCSN) Talent Show
By: Jerry Lai On March 14, 2015, I, along with seven other individuals representing Global Leadership Initiative (GLI), had the amazing opportunity to attend Friends of Children with Special Needs’ first annual “Special Needs Got Talent”, in the Santa Clara Convention Center …
Read More »Youth Business Excellence Award Presentation
Pleasanton, CA. Sunday Feb. 1, 2015. HEARTS (Help Everyone And Remember To Share), The Silicon Valley Teen Club, in partnership with the Global Leadership Initiative, jointly hosted the 2015 Youth Business Excellence Award. This award was created to honor student leaders and …
Read More »Tis the Season of Getting, Giving, and Giving Back
By: Angela Luo There is a greater joy to Christmas than materialistic gifts can give. It is a joy that stems from the heart, that inspires souls, one that can be given to anyone and by everyone. This is the joy that …
Read More »GLI Math Club
By: Angela Luo – Math Madness: High school students help younger peers gear up for upcoming math competition in Pleasanton, California – Every Saturday afternoon, around 20 middle school students gather in a small classroom to put their math skills to the …
Read More »Does Class Size Matter?
A subject that encompasses everyone’s life is school. School, or education, has been a hotly debated topic throughout the nation, and this is not without reason. School sets the framework for the nation. Many times, politicians will state that “children are our …
Read More »2015 NORCAL DECA Career Development Conference
Shannon Yan On January 16 to 18, over one thousand students, teachers, and alumni assembled at the Marriot Hotel for the 2015 NORCAL DECA Career Development Conference. The DECA members of high schools from Fairfield to San Lorenzo participated in various events …
Read More »The Importance of Environmental Protection
In recent decades, many environmental problems have increased as the result of human activities and unplanned management of the technological development those interference ecosystems. Therefore, a dispute between the importance of conservation and preservation of ecosystems to protect environment and the necessity …
Read More »Youth Business Excellence Award Requirements
This showcases one’s achievement in high school in leadership, marketing, finance, hospitality, or management. The application is available online and is due on January 15, 2015. To be eligible, students must complete any of the following items: 1. Placed top 3 …
Read More »The Future Representative for Our Community: Catharine Baker Interview
By: Ashley Zhuang Catharine Baker is a new candidate for California State Assembly. She’s a hard-working parent who’s dedicated to our local schools by fighting for educational reform, and she’s a volunteer leader in our community who is actively involved in helping …
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