Hundreds of Kern County high schoolers got to hear from motivational speakers and others on how to succeed in life at Thursday’s Leaders in Life Youth Conference at the Mechanics Bank Convention Center. Bakersfield High School Junior Justyn Shoemake has attended for several years, and is now one of the student organizers…

This was the 23rd year the Leaders in Life Conference has been held, the goal is to give teens a chance to talk about issues of concern to them in a non-threatening environment.