”Six Calvary Christian middle schoolers attended the Junior National Young Leaders Conference April 2-7 in Washington, D.C. They are sixth graders KRISTI ENGLEKIRK and TAYLOR HANKEN and seventh graders KENDRA KIRSONIS, TOMMY KNAPP, NICHOLAS ROGERS and ERIKA MARTIN. ”With the theme ‘The Legacy of American Leadership,’ the conference introduced 200 middle school students from across the country to the tradition of leadership throughout American history, while helping them develop their own leadership skills. Students met with elected officials and key Congressional staff members on Capitol Hill, and visited historic national landmarks, including Colonial Williamsburg. ”Students also studied the impact of leadership throughout critical periods of American history including the Civil War and Reconstruction, World War II, the Great Depression and the Civil Rights movement. ”’The aim of the conference is to inspire students to recognize their own leadership skills, measure their skills against those of current and former leaders and return home with newfound confidence in their ability to exercise positive influence within their communities,’ said Mike Lasday, executive director of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council. ‘Young people are not only welcome in Washington, D.C., they actually keep this city and our country running.’ o o o ”Two Palisadian freshmen, CATHERINE GOLDBERG and LISA STECKMEST, were named to the dean’s list at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. o o o ”KATHRYN SHAPIRO was named to the dean’s list at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, for the fall 2004 semester. o o o ”MASON S. COLE, son of Christopher Cole, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
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