Freshmen Leadership Skills is a unique course taught at West Iredell High School. The class focus is on character education mixed with general skills. Throughout the semester students learn the value and how to improve their own communication skills. Respect is demonstrated in various ways throughout the period. Students are presented with a number of problem solving strategies and encouraged to think outside the box to find solutions to problems. The instructor challenges each student to stretch their comfort zones in an effort to grow as potential leaders. In the end, whatever the students put into the course is what they will get out.