94-06-02 Kamesha Smith Selected to Represent the University of Virginia at National Student Leadership Congress in D.C.

KAMESHA SMITH SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
AT NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 2 -- Kamesha Smith, a junior at
Albemarle High School, has been selected to represent the
University of Virginia's Upward Bound program at the National
Council of Educational Opportunity Associations' (NCEOA) fifth
annual National Student Leadership Congress June 4-9 in Washington,
D.C. 
     Student representatives are participants in the federally
funded Upward Bound and Talent Search programs, which provide
counseling and instructional services to help students enroll in
and graduate from college.
     The theme for this year's leadership congress is community
service, with an emphasis on citizen participation in decision-
making processes affecting federal policy and national priorities. 
     Students will participate in a mock congressional hearing on
the President's National Service Program and its implications for
lower-income and disadvantaged students.  They also will visit
local community service programs, including food banks, learning
centers and senior citizen programs, to get a closer look at how
volunteer programs serve the community and to participate in a
community service project.
     Ms. Smith is the daughter of Lillian M. Jackson and Alexander
Smith.
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                                                     June 1, 1994

Karen A. Castle
University News Office
kac@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu
(804) 924-7116


[Submitted by: Karen A. Castle  (kac@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu)
               Thu, 2 Jun 94 09:08:30 EDT]