Middle School Student to Participate in DC Leadership Forum

A Lacey Middle School student will be traveling to Washington, DC to participate in a leadership conference.

Jacqueline Frazee, along with students from around the world, will be participating in the People to People World Leadership Forum. Frazee was nominated by her sixth-grade teacher Amy Simmons.

“I am most excited about hearing Ari Flisher, former White House press secretary and Mary Jean Eisenhower reflect on their experiences in the White House,” Frazee said. “I am hoping to become a better leader by participating in the World Leadership Forum.”

The focus of the forum will be on how leaders throughout history have handled world events. It will include hands-on activities, professional speakers and small-group workshops.

Students will have the opportunity to take part in leadership meetings; take tours of the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, Smithsonian Institute, Lincoln’s Cottage, the U.S. Capitol and Mount Vernon; and attend a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

Simmons did not return calls for comment.