▁program , ▁which ▁is ▁mand atory ▁for ▁incoming ▁s oph om ores , ▁teach es ▁essential ▁skills ▁and ▁concepts ▁that ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁leadership . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁sub - program s : ▁CO RE ▁LE AD ▁and ▁Elect ive ▁LE AD . ▁Elect ives ▁that ▁s oph om ores ▁pick ▁between ▁are ▁Social ▁Entre pr ene ur ship , ▁En ACT , ▁and ▁I MP ACT . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁LE AD ▁program ▁introduced ▁an ▁organization ▁simulation ▁as ▁the ▁real - world ▁integration . ▁The ▁LE AD ▁program ▁is ▁almost ▁entirely ▁student - run , ▁with ▁two ▁student ▁co - co ordin ators ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁facil it ators ▁each ▁year , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁Student ▁Life ▁staff ▁that ▁over se es ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁Awards ▁I MS A ▁consist ently ▁ranks ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁standard ized ▁test ▁scores ▁( of ▁roughly ▁ 2 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁senior ▁class , ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁are ▁National ▁Mer it ▁Sem if inal ists ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁S iem ens ▁and ▁Intel ▁Science ▁compet itions . ▁In ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁five ▁students ▁were ▁named ▁S iem ens ▁Regional ▁Final ists ▁and ▁ten ▁others ▁as ▁semif inal ists . ▁ ▁Six ▁mathematics ▁teachers ▁have ▁been ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁Ed yth ▁May ▁Sl iffe ▁Award : ▁T itu ▁And