Rotary Youth Leadership award for Navan student

Navan student Andrzej Michalik was one of just 14 teenagers from all over the island of Ireland to be conferred with a Rotary Youth Leadership award at the European Parliament’s offices in Dublin recently.

The competition, which is one of Rotary Ireland’s longest running youth projects, rewards young people with clear leadership potential based on their extra-curricular activities. It is run in conjunction with the EU offices in Dublin and Euroscola in Strasbourg.

Andrzej, who is a student at Dunshaughlin Community College received the award from Rotary Ireland District Governor David Murray and Patrick O’Riordan, PR Officer with the European Parliament. He was sponsored by Rotary Club of Navan.

In his spare time Andrzej teaches English while he has a keen interest in art. He said he would really recommend that young people enter the competition. “I have made friends for life that I would never know if it wasn’t because of this.”

Some of the topics the students presented on included European Security, Climate Change and the Environment, and Migration. David Murray, District Governor of Rotary Ireland said the standard of the presentations was hugely impressive.

“I have to compliment Andrzej and all of this year’s winners for the extremely high standard of their interviews and presentations.

The Rotary Youth Leadership Development Competition is open to 16- and 17-year-olds who are living on the island of Ireland.