GRAVETTE -- Gravette High School junior Skylar Hernandez was nominated last summer and recognized as a HOBY Ambassador.
HOBY is the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Organization, which champions and empowers youth to use their leadership skills in outstanding ways.
In June, Skylar attended the HOBY conference at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. The trip was completely sponsored by the Bank of Gravette. While at SAU, Skylar was recognized and nominated to attend the Chicago 2022 WORLD Leadership Congress in July. SAU completely sponsored that trip. The sponsorship was valued at $1,895.
Students from all over the world attended the Leadership Congress, and Skylar got to meet students from China and Germany.
"Skylar, your commitment to making a positive difference with your effective and compassionate leadership is astounding," SAU said about Skylar when they nominated her to go to WORLD,