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Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s premiere Latino youth leadership development and educational organization, is hosting four students from the Dallas metro area as part of its inaugural High School Latino Leaders in DC (HSLLDC) program July 10-15, 2011. In partnership with the Close Up Foundation and State Farm Insurance, CHCI welcomed 20 low-income high school students from five cities across the country to the nation’s capital this past Sunday to learn about how the federal government works, meet important leaders, visit historic sites and develop a deeper understanding of how they can affect positive change in their communities.
The Dallas representatives are:
Fiorella Garcia from Dallas, TX, a student at Townview Talented & Gifted Magnet;
Guadalupe Garza from Dallas, TX, a student at Townview Talented & Gifted Magnet;
Jeniva Morales from Dallas, TX, a student at Garza Early College High School;
and Veronica Morales from Irving, TX, a student at Moises E. Molina High School.
“We are very proud to include high school students in the Washington, D.C. experience that we have been providing to college students and college graduates for more than three decades,” said Esther Aguilera, CHCI President & CEO. “These 20 talented Latino high school students are eager to learn more about government and policy, as well as prepare themselves to be the leaders of tomorrow.”
The HSLLDC program is an extension of CHCI’s intensive one-day Ready to Lead (R2L) college readiness program, held in cities throughout the country. All 20 student participants attended R2L in Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York or Phoenix during the 2010-11 academic year. The program combines the Close Up Foundation’s civic education program and CHCI’s proven leadership curriculum for Latino youth to expand CHCI’s outreach to Latino
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