3rd Annual Memphis Labor Council Picnic
Free Concert · Free Food · Overton Park Shell
Four Pillars of Leadership
Built by Team4Success for students in Northwest Tennessee — these four pillars are the foundation of everything from showing up at school to leading a union meeting later in life. Read each pillar, then test yourself.
Responsibility is the foundation of effective leadership.
Students learn to take ownership of their actions, honor their commitments, and make decisions with integrity. We encourage accountability, self-discipline, and resilience, helping young people understand that true leaders can be trusted to do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Every student has a voice that deserves to be heard.
We empower students to communicate with confidence, speak with purpose, and advocate respectfully for themselves and others. Through leadership activities, public speaking opportunities, and meaningful discussions, students develop the confidence to lead conversations, solve problems, and inspire positive change.
We believe the greatest leaders are servants first.
Students discover the value of giving back through volunteerism, community engagement, mentorship, and acts of kindness. By serving others with humility and compassion, they learn that leadership is measured by the lives they impact, not the position they hold.
Success begins long before opportunity arrives.
We prepare students for college, careers, and life by developing goal-setting skills, financial literacy, career readiness, academic excellence, and personal growth. Through intentional preparation, students build the confidence and skills needed to pursue their dreams and thrive in every stage of life.
Students That Achieve Results · since 2017
STAR students are given the resources and opportunities necessary to empower and ensure their success — nurtured, mentored, supported and motivated to their fullest potential. Selection is open to every student in the Lake County school district regardless of race, gender, religion or socioeconomic status.
What STAR students do
- College tours across the region
- Community service activities
- Educational summer camps
- Life skills lessons all year long
- Earn a Team 4 Success scholarship
How students are selected
- Favorable recommendation from a teacher, counselor or principal
- Exceptional attendance and disciplinary record
- High motivation, initiative, integrity and leadership
- Unusual commitment to learning despite obstacles
- Active participation throughout the school year
Test what you learned
10 questions · 5 minutes · Your score is sent to your T4S instructor.
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