Jacqlyn Riemersma has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum.
Riemersma will join a select group of students in Washington, D.C., March 17-23, to earn high school credit while studying leadership and exploring some of the United States' most prominent monuments and institutions.She lives in North Manchester, but lives in the Whitko School District. She currently attends Whitko Middle School, and she is in the eighth grade.
Riemersma will examine the characteristics of American leadership during times of national challenge and prosperity. Forum delegates also will participate in small group discussions and exercises to experience first hand how successful leaders develop strategies, make decisions, build consensus and foster change.
Riemersma was nominated and accepted for the honor based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential.
The program is coordinated by People to People Student Leader Programs to fulfill the vision President Dwight D. Eisenhower had for fostering world citizenship when he founded People to People during his presidency in 1956.
For more information on the program, visit online at www.wlfleaders.org
Riemersma will hold fundraisers throughout the year to help support her academic goals. She will hold a garage sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to sold out at Carrel's Corner, South Whitley, as her first fundraiser.
