| Sarah
Uecker, a student at Cedarcrest High School, took
part in the July 3-10 Presidential Classroom Scholars
Program in Washington, D.C. More than 450 other
high school juniors and seniors from 47 states,
Australia, Brazil, Guatemala, Nigeria and South
Africa explored the federal government at work.
They spent a week discussing key political issues
and observing the American political process on
Capitol Hill.
Students also took part in various Fourth of
July celebration activities around town. Other
activities for the week included visits with
government representatives on Capitol Hill,
small discussion sessions on current world topics
and tours of historic sites around Washington,
D.C.
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