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June 4, 2003
Local High School Students Attend National Leadership Conference
Four high school students from southwestern Idaho who are enrolled in Boise State University�s Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search programs will attend a National Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C in June.
The local students are Maggie Yado, Caldwell; Megan Irby, Nampa; Ashley Cole, Melba; and Jenny Gallegos, Kuna. They will join 150 students from across the United States at the conference, sponsored by the Council for Opportunities in Education.
Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search are part of the federally funded TriO programs designed to prepare and motivate students who are low income, first generation and college bound for success during and beyond high school. More information on the programs can be found on the Web at http://education.boisestate.edu/multicultural/ or www.trioprograms.org.
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Contact
Sue Huizinga
TriO Pre-College Programs
426-3572
Media contact
Janelle Brown
communications and marketing
426-1790
Last reviewed on Thursday, July 21, 2005