Students show Cheney school board images of a leader

Student leaders for the coming school year at Cheney and Westwood middle schools gave Cheney school board members their interpretations of a “portrait of a leader” during presentations at the board’s August meeting last Wednesday night.

The presentations were the culmination of activities the students recently undertook during goal-presentation retreats. Cheney Middle School Assistant Principal Eli Holm said the idea for the retreats stemmed from a conference the students attended in Kennewick last school year — but not necessarily the conference itself.

“The most beneficial part of the confer...