Congratulations to Dale Vanderbrink, who was selected as the representative from Hawaii to participate in the 2010 Congressional Academy in Washington D.C. this summer. A summary of the program is below.
“From the heated debating floor of Independence Hall, to the bloodied fields of Gettysburg and the empowering steps of the Lincoln Memorial, American history is far more than just dates and speeches. The Congressional Academy for American History and Civics takes students on an exploration of the American experience with a careful study of three of America’s most critical eras through the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address and, Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
One hundred twelve high-school juniors will be selected to participate in the Congressional Academy in Washington, DC. They will spend their time in three daily lectures and engaging in discussions with smaller groups of 28 students twice a day along with day trips to Philadelphia and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.”
For more information, please go to http://www.congressionalacademy.org/ (opens in a new window).