Over one thousand Texas students in grades 4-8 were sent to Education in Action’s Summer 2019 Lone Star Leadership Academy camps. Among the attendees were 3 CFB students who had overall grade averages above 85 and were nominated by their teachers for these camps.
The nominations were based on demonstrated leadership ability, academic success, and involvement in school/community activities. Sixth graders Carter Norton and Noah Stewart, from Perry Middle School, went to the camp in the Houston/Galveston area. Additionally, 7th grade Polk Middle School student, Ariel Almanza, went to the Austin/San Antonio camp.
Learning Leadership
During the weeklong, overnight camps, these distinguished students developed leadership skills while learning about the great state of Texas. Participants experienced what they are learning in school through visits to notable and historically significant Texas sites.
Austin and San Antonio Venues included the offices of participants’ state legislators at the Texas State Capitol, the Supreme Court of Texas, bat watching on the Lone Star Riverboat, and The Alamo. Students in the Houston program visited NASA, Galveston Bay with a marine biologist, the San Jacinto Battleground Monument, and Moody Gardens. In addition, professionals at sites visited students to a wide variety of unique careers during each camp.
Education in Action is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people to be informed and active leaders in their communities.