HOBY ALUMNI NETWORK

Being part of HOBY’s alumni network offers ongoing opportunities for new connections, growth, and leadership development after HOBY’s leadership seminars. HOBY Ambassadors have the opportunity to:

  • Volunteer at HOBY programs around the world
  • Join a local Alumni Association
  • Participate in HOBY’s Dinner with Friends program and meet other alumni in your community
  • Organize or attend local service projects and reunions
  • Apply for the Academic All-Star Award to wear a HOBY cord at graduation
  • Join HOBY partner service organizations, like the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity and the Junior Chamber International (JCI) during and after college
  • Apply for other opportunities through partnering organizations and universities
  • Attend one of HOBY’s international tours

ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES:

Once you attend any HOBY program, either in the U.S. or abroad, you are part of the HOBY alumni network and can participate in many opportunities open to HOBY alumni. These include Leadership for Service, where alumni can earn the Presidential Service Award; Academic All-Stars, where alumni can wear a special cord at graduation; and many other opportunities and special programs available only to HOBY alumni.

  • Leadership for Service (L4S)

    HOBY’s Leadership for Service Program (L4S), a national community service program, was created exclusively for HOBY alumni to:

    • Raise the public's awareness of young people as a resource for community problem-solving
    • Prepare young people who have attended HOBY to take on meaningful roles in community improvement initiatives
    • Develop and foster the capacity of individuals, organizations, and institutions to provide meaningful service and leadership opportunities for youth.

    Through L4S, HOBY alumni are encouraged to continue logging all of their community service and volunteer experiences in the years following their participation in a Community Leadership Workshop (CLeW), a State Leadership Seminar, the World Leadership Congress (WLC), and other International HOBY programs. The L4S log can be printed and used as an appendix for college applications, scholarship applications, internship applications, and other opportunities where alumni are asked to demonstrate their lifelong commitment to service.

    If you'd like more information about the Leadership for Service Program (L4S) program and how to get started participating in it click below:

    L4S Alumni Guide (PDF)

    For step-by-step instructions on how to use the HOBY website to log your Leadership for Service Program (L4S) hours click below:

    Instructions for the Website (PDF)


    Alumni can begin to log hours here:

    LOG HOURS
  • Academic All-Stars

    Established to recognize HOBY alumni and volunteers for their accomplishments in the classroom, HOBY's Academic All-Stars is a unique way to connect your school career to your HOBY experience!

    Participants who meet the below requirements will receive a cord to wear at graduation, personalized certificate, letter from HOBY's CEO, and their name on the Academic All-Stars page of the HOBY website for one program year. We strongly encourage you to list your HOBY Academic All-Star status on your college applications as well!

    Submit your application materials by March 27th, 2023. There is a nonrefundable $50.00 fee ($40.00 Application Fee + $10.00 Shipping & Handling) that must be included with this application via credit card. Please carefully review the list below before applying, as information must be verifiable and completed in one sitting.

    Academic All-Stars Requirements:

    • Must be in 12th grade or graduating college at the time of application.
    • Must have attended or volunteered at an official HOBY program in 2021 or earlier.
    • Must have a cumulative weighted 3.5+ GPA on a 4.0 scale. If your school does not use a 4.0 scale, please convert grades accordingly with your counselor. If your school does not weigh GPAs, please use cumulative unweighted GPA.
    • We require an uploaded scan of your transcript that includes the following: your full name, school’s name, weighted GPA, and the date. This can be an unofficial transcript.
    • Application, transcript, and fee must be submitted online by March 27, 2023. As our goal is to get these items to you before your graduation date, we will not be able to accommodate late submissions or requests.
    • If the information on your application meets these requirements and is verifiable, we will consider you a HOBY Academic All-Star!

    If you have any questions, feel free to email hoby@hoby.org


    COMPLETE APPLICATION

    To see a list of this year's HOBY Academic All-Stars click on the button below

    ACADEMIC ALL-STARS
  • Other Alumni Opportunities

AMBASSADORS HIGHLIGHTS

Who Attends: - As a HOBY alumnus, you become part of a large international network of Ambassadors who are all part of the HOBY family and dedicated to a life of service. This network has been invaluable to many alumni as they enroll in college, look for career advice, move to a new city, or just want to interact and make new friends with a similar set of values and dedication to service. HOBY also has many formal programs available after participation in a CLeW, a State Seminar or the World Leadership Congress. These include mentorships, social events, and community service opportunities through HOBY partners and fellow alumni.

From Parents: - I never thought there would be such a large network of HOBY alumni all willing to lend a hand and help me in so many ways after I graduated high school. HOBY Ambassadors are all willing to support each other, and it is a great group to be part of.
—HOBY alumnus

Outcomes: - Alumni who participate in one or more of HOBY’s Alumini Network programs:

  • Develop new relationships with HOBY alumni outside their seminar experience
  • Make professional contacts from around the U.S. and their local communities
  • Get the opportunity to apply for and receive college scholarship funds
  • Interact with business leaders with the opportunity for a college internship and career after graduation
  • Continue on a path to identify their personal values and set goals
  • Participate in community service projects
  • Socialize and attend events and alumni gatherings
  • Build a network of other students, volunteers, and leaders outside of their school and local community

Piece of the Pathway: - The path HOBY has created for a young person to discover and develop their leadership skills is a tremendous opportunity that extends well beyond his or her high school years. HOBY’s Pathway to Leadership offers the opportunity to put leadership skills into action while leading a life of service. It can provide lifelong friendships, mentorship programs, internships, scholarships, new connections, social activities, and contacts around the world. HOBY alumni continue to benefit from their HOBY experience through Ambassadors Connect, because at HOBY, you become part of something bigger.

AMBASSADORS HIGHLIGHTS

Who Attends:
As a HOBY alumnus, you become part of a large international network of Ambassadors who are all part of the HOBY family and dedicated to a life of service. This network has been invaluable to many alumni as they enroll in college, look for career advice, move to a new city, or just want to interact and make new friends with a similar set of values and dedication to service. HOBY also has many formal programs available after participation in a CLeW, a State Seminar or the World Leadership Congress. These include mentorships, social events, and community service opportunities through HOBY partners and fellow alumni.

From Parents:
“I never thought there would be such a large network of HOBY alumni all willing to lend a hand and help me in so many ways after I graduated high school. HOBY Ambassadors are all willing to support each other, and it is a great group to be part of.”

—HOBY alumnus.

Outcomes:
Alumni who participate in one or more of HOBY’s Ambassadors Connect programs:
Develop new relationships with HOBY alumni outside their seminar experience
Make professional contacts from around the U.S. and their local communities
Get the opportunity to apply for and receive college scholarship funds
Interact with business leaders with the opportunity for a college internship and career after graduation
Continue on a path to identify their personal values and set goals
Participate in community service projects
Socialize and attend events and alumni gatherings
Build a network of other students, volunteers, and leaders outside of their school and local community

Piece of the Pathway:
The path HOBY has created for a young person to discover and develop their leadership skills is a tremendous opportunity that extends well beyond his or her high school years. HOBY’s Pathway to Leadership offers the opportunity to put leadership skills into action while leading a life of service. It can provide lifelong friendships, mentorship programs, internships, scholarships, new connections, social activities, and contacts around the world. HOBY alumni continue to benefit from their HOBY experience through Ambassadors Connect, because at HOBY, you become part of something bigger.

  • world_leadership_congress_white WHO ATTENDS
  • family FROM PARENTS
  • outcomes_1 OUTCOMES
  • pathway PIECE OF THE PATHWAY
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