Salem High’s Katherine Nelson attends Girls State at Longwood University
More than 600 elite rising high school students, including Katherine Nelson of Salem High School, attended the 38th annual Girls State held at Longwood University June 10-16. Styled as an immersion into American government, delegates run their own cities and create their own executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Guest speakers include Gov. Bob McDonnell, Lt. Gov. William T. Bolling, Justice of the Supreme Court and former Attorney General Honorable William C. Mims, New York Times best-selling and award-winning author Nancy Redd, and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Under Secretary for Benefits Allison Hickey
– Submitted by Longwood University
August 10, 2012 - 12:00 PM
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