LLP-CU Other Activities
Other Activities of the LLP-CU
The LLP-CU occasionally participates in other activities to help further its mission.
The Henry J. Leir High School Initiatives Series
The Henry J. Leir Grade 11 Prize
The Henry J. Leir prize is being awarded annually to a high school student at The International School of Luxembourg (ISL). Because of the shared interest of both the Leir Luxembourg Program and the ISL in furthering academic excellence, the Leir Luxembourg Program awards the prize of €500 to a grade 11 student for an outstanding essay in English. The prize was created to honor Henry J. Leir, whose entrepreneurial excellence and exceptional generosity inspired the institutions to remember his deep and abiding interest in literature, languages, and the arts. Entries are solicited from eligible students and the winner is chosen by a committee of the ISL faculty under the auspices of the ISL Humanities Department.
The 2007 annual prize was awarded to Wesley McMinimy for his essay entitled "Myrtle Wilson in Relation to the Valley of Ashes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby." Wesley is a citizen of the United States of America enrolled at the International School of Luxembourg (ISL). At ISL, Wesley is pursuing a Secondary School Diploma as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): the school's most rigorous program of studies. In addition to his seven subjects, Wesley is studying Theory of Knowledge, writing a 4,000 word extended essay in philosophy and completing the 150-hour Creativity Action and Service requirement of the IB diploma program. He has also earned many top-student awards in math, sciences, and the humanities. In addition to his academic pursuits, Wesley is very active in extracurricular activities, which include Student Council, Global Issues Network, Amnesty International, ISL Honour Society, ISL Theatre, and varsity basketball.
The 2006 annual prize was awarded to Priyanka Verma. Priyanka, a British citizen of Indian parentage who came to the ISL when her parents moved to Luxembourg in 2001.
Maxime Rischard received the first annual prize for his essay on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in the summer of 2005.
The Henry J. Leir High School Speaker
The Henry J. Leir Luxembourg Program sponsors Mr. Ed Bindel, who survived the Holocaust as a child, is delivering a talk to the University Park Campus School and the Claremont Academy entitled "A Personal Account of Surviving the Holocaust in Middle Europe." See announcement for further information.
The May Term Reunion
Upon invitation of Margot Gibis, Vice-President of The Leir Charitable Foundations, each April the LLP-CU holds a reunion at the The Henry J. Leir Retreat Center, in Ridgefield Connecticut for those who participated in the previous May Term. It is an opportunity to catch up with friends and professors, and enjoy a relaxing day away from school. A special thanks to Margot Gibis and her entire staff in Ridgefield for making this wonderful event possible. For further information, please go to the "Additional Resources" box on the right upper side of this page.
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The ISL award was presented to Wesley McMinimy in the presence of his father, Reverend Paul McMinimy and the U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, Ann Wagner. |
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