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Off to D.C.

Point Roberts teens Celeste Fraser and Neal Teutsch have been selected to participate in the National Student Leadership Conference, Washington D.C. program for top-ranking high school students to learn the skills that make a good leader. The two will be among 2,000 students from across the country who attend ten days of workshops and lectures featuring such well known figures as former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, former attorney general Janet Reno, president of the World Bank James Wolfsensohn and several U.S. Supreme court justices.

The focus of the program Fraser and Teutsch will attend is law and advocacy, and students will participate in a mock trial during which they will play the roles of attorneys. The goal is to teach them to think on their feet, critically analyze problems and solve them creatively. “They leave with a feeling of confidence in their ability to handle the challenges that lie ahead,” said director of academics Paul Lisnek.

Following the D.C. conference, Teutsch will extend his east coast stay with a three-day international youth forum at the United Nations..

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