On March 28, Youth Town Hall was held at the Esmeralda Resort and Spa Hotel. Upon entering the conference room, students were greeted by adults and fellow peers from different schools across the valley.

Around 6 p.m., teachers, principals, students, journalists, and ASB members made their way into the ballroom. To open up the meeting, LQHS’ Andrew Hunter ‘18 introduced a senior from PDHS, who then introduced Dr. Quinton Egson, the opening speaker.

Egson, the Boys and Girls Club chief executive officer, shared stories about how he succeeded. He imparted a list of seven things that the youth need to succeed, such as a support system. He elaborated, “As adults, we have the responsibility to make society suitable for our kids to live in.” He also added unconditional love, exposure, experience, education, empowerment, and a moral compass.

Palm Valley’s Jordan King introduced news anchor and FOX News Sunday host, Chris Wallace. Growing up in a family of reporters, his father was Mike Wallace, a reporter from “60 Minutes.” He stated, “I can’t do anything except this.”

Wallace was the first FOX reporter to moderate the third debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. He described the debate as “challenging” and “fun.”

Wallace mentioned that one of his worst interviews had to have been with former President Bill Clinton. “[I asked] why [Clinton] hadn’t done more to put Bin Laden and Al-Qaida out of business, and [Clinton] just went off on me.”

Wallace revealed that his best interview had to have been when he interviewed Mother Teresa in 1979 after she won the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Hearing everyone’s different opinions on gun laws during the debate between students was, by far, my favorite part,” said Savannah Camaddo ‘19, who attended Youth Town Hall. “It was a fun experience.”