In August last year our Club sponsored two students to attend the Rotary Youth Program of ENrichment (RYPEN).
This is a program designed for 14-17 year olds - see below.
Our two applicants were:
- Abby O'Brien from St Mary's College, and
- Ronan Cros from LeFevre High School.
On Tuesday night both students addressed the Club on their experiences. Rather than a shared presentation, each spoke individually.
Ronan gave a detailed account of the 3 day program, backing up with his insight. Although his French accent was at times difficult to follow, he did have copies of his talk on each slide. He was particularly thankful of the discussions and skills relating to leadership, and would recommend to any student who has aspirations in that area.
Abby's presentation was less "engineering" based like Ronan's, and more people focused. She had just a couple of slides and talked to the photos. She enjoyed meeting/working with new people and developing new skills.
Both were thankful of the support from our Club and would definitely recommend to other students.
The Rotary Club of West Lakes is particularly proud to have been able to sponsor Abby, and Ronan to attend RYPEN. The program will be available again in 2026 (see below), and we would again be pleased to entertain applications from interested students.
This year's RYPEN Seminar (Adelaide Metro) will be: Friday 3 – Sunday 5 July 2026
RYPEN accepts registrations from participants, if you will have had your 14th birthday and have not yet had your 18th birthday at the commencement of the Seminar on Friday 3 July 2026.
Applications close on Monday 1 June 2026.
Go to site https://rypen9510.org/about-rypen/ to find out more information.
