by Steffani Carrera ‘14

On February 21, Sherwood hosted its first international teleconference through an organization called Next Generation of Youth (NGY). The aim of the conference was to discuss the increasingly popular subjects of media literacy and cyber safety in the 21st century. Participants included students from Kenya, senator Donna Edwards, Host Producer Lauren Short, NICE Founder Steve Covey and Sherwood students Yuna Oh, Sara Zarny, Vinnie Jackson, Hannah Engle, Dino Zagami, Jan Pasternak, Alexa Brenner, Ashleigh Daniels, Katie Murphy, Mary Macrae, Emily Lesho, Michael Sousane and event coordinator Nicolette Zillich.

Zillich organized the teleconference through the Model United Nations Club in an effort to communicate on a global scale about issues that are becoming more and more prevalent in the lives of this generation. Though there were some slight technical difficulties in the beginning, the event ran smoothly and students were able to ask their own questions to experts in the field.

“It’s really interesting to learn more about cyber security because it’s a big part of our future,” commented senior Hannah Engle. “There is information not every students knows, like the different types of security threats and the differences between them.”

Due to the success of this teleconference, club sponsor Nicole Glover hopes to host more of these events in the future.