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Marlin students to participate in People-to-People Forum in D.C.
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
November 17, 2004
Marlin ISD will be represented in Washington DC as two students participate in People-to-People World Forum in the spring.
Sixth grader Johnathan Martinez and Eighth grader Henry Silva have been invited to be a part of the World Leadership Forum (WLF) which "helps prepare our nation's most promising young people for the opportunities and reponsibilites ahead."
The boys were nominated by Staci Trojacek of Marlin Middle School. Martinez is on the A/B honor roll and Silva was 1 of 17 studnets chosen to take a pre-SAT.
As part of WLF, according to the organization's website, the boys will represent their school, community and state as a People to People Student Ambassador. They will explore defining moments in American history, study governing traits and styles that have built the nation, discover the meaning within the monuments, memorials and museums of the nation's capital.
It will be a seven day forum, and the boys are still waiting to find out when they will be attending. They have requested the first session, which runs from March 7 - 13 as it will coincide with Marlin's Spring Break.
The cost of the trip is approximately $2000, not including the flights there. The boys' families have approached local businesses about sponsorship and have received a positive response. They will also hold a fundraiser in the future to help raise money to send the two boys on the trip.
Both Silvas and Martinez have attended Primirea Iglesia Bautista since they were little.
Among the places the boys will visit are Capitol Hill, Arlington National Cemetery, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Jamestown Settlement, the Smithsonian Institute, National Air and Space Museum, and will attend daily Leadership Delegation Meetings.
"There are kids [in Marlin] doing really well," Lisa Silvas, Henry's mother, said. "They can do it."
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
November 17, 2004
Marlin ISD will be represented in Washington DC as two students participate in People-to-People World Forum in the spring.
Sixth grader Johnathan Martinez and Eighth grader Henry Silva have been invited to be a part of the World Leadership Forum (WLF) which "helps prepare our nation's most promising young people for the opportunities and reponsibilites ahead."
The boys were nominated by Staci Trojacek of Marlin Middle School. Martinez is on the A/B honor roll and Silva was 1 of 17 studnets chosen to take a pre-SAT.
As part of WLF, according to the organization's website, the boys will represent their school, community and state as a People to People Student Ambassador. They will explore defining moments in American history, study governing traits and styles that have built the nation, discover the meaning within the monuments, memorials and museums of the nation's capital.
It will be a seven day forum, and the boys are still waiting to find out when they will be attending. They have requested the first session, which runs from March 7 - 13 as it will coincide with Marlin's Spring Break.
The cost of the trip is approximately $2000, not including the flights there. The boys' families have approached local businesses about sponsorship and have received a positive response. They will also hold a fundraiser in the future to help raise money to send the two boys on the trip.
Both Silvas and Martinez have attended Primirea Iglesia Bautista since they were little.
Among the places the boys will visit are Capitol Hill, Arlington National Cemetery, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Jamestown Settlement, the Smithsonian Institute, National Air and Space Museum, and will attend daily Leadership Delegation Meetings.
"There are kids [in Marlin] doing really well," Lisa Silvas, Henry's mother, said. "They can do it."
