One Layton family has contributed a great deal to local leadership by producing three influential leaders for area teens.
This year, Larry and Cydney Adamson's daughter, Elyse, will end her reign as Northridge High School's student body president. She is the third Adamson daughter to serve in that leadership role. In 2002 Camille (Adamson) Beckstrand and in 2004 Kristen Adamson, Elyse's sisters, also served as student body presidents.
Cydney Adamson described her girls as hardworking and self-motivated.
"They really enjoyed being in student government throughout the years . . . it's just so many opportunities to do service, and I think that's probably what they enjoyed and just getting to know the kids in the student body," she said.
The Adamson family is no stranger to school politics. Camille, Kristen and Elyse were all sophomore and junior class officers as well. Also, Kristen and Elyse were student body presidents at North Layton Junior High. Younger sister Stephanie Adamson, who is in the ninth grade, is a student body officer at North Layton Junior High and was also an eighth grade officer there.
"We've got the campaign posters down pat," Adamson said. "But it's been fun. It's kind of a family effort just to support them and get them where they need to be. It's been good."
Camille graduated from Northridge in 2002 and earned a Utah State University leadership scholarship as a member of the university Presidential Leadership Council. Kristen was awarded the Northridge staff scholarship, which honors service and leadership, after her year as student body president and also attends USU.
This year, Elyse will head to Southern Utah University where she was awarded the Leadership Ambassador Scholarship.
Jill Bridges, Northridge student body adviser, said the three older sisters are conscientious and extremely friendly.
"They just knew what needed to be done and took charge without having to be reminded all the time," Bridges said of the girls' leadership. "They have just been raised in a really strong environment and they know who they are, and they are really strong women. They are strong without being pushy."
Bridges said it was neat that three women from the same family not only attended Northridge but served as the school's president. She said she is looking forward to the time when three younger Adamson sisters make their way to Northridge.
"I don't know them, but one of them I think will be here next year, so we'll see what happens," she said.
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