Students take in D.C.-area events

Several students have participated in Washington-area events in recent days.

Elleigh Lowery, a senior at Jessieville High School, attended the Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University last week.

The program featured speakers from USA Today, the Washington Post, the New York Times, CNN and Politico, according to the organization’s website.

One of the best-known participants on the list was Brian Lamb, founder of C-SPAN, the organization that has been airing coverage of Capitol Hill proceedings for the past 40 years.

While in Washington, Lowery stopped by and visited with her congressman and fellow Garland County resident, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, a Republican from Hot Springs.

Also traveling to Washington recently — two participants in Bank of America’s Student Leaders program.

Sophie Bravo and Marehsa Jackson, both of Little Rock, attended a student leaders program and met with their congressman, U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock.

Bravo, who graduated this year from Mount St. Mary Academy, plans to attend Arizona State University.

Jackson, a 2019 graduate of Hall High School, plans to attend Texas Southern University.

The leadership program seeks to provide “community-minded young students with the leadership training they need to be successful in the workforce,” the bank’s website states.

The program, launched in 2004, recently expanded to central Arkansas.

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