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Presidential Classroom Winners

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WASHINGTON, D.C.

AFSCME Pres. Gerald W. McEntee spoke to some 300 high school students — 15 of them children of AFSCME members — during the recent Presidential Classroom for Young Americans meeting here in the nation’s capital. This year’s AFSCME winners included (from left) Wayne Wyant Jr. , son of Wayne and Catherine Wyant, PA Local 2719 (Council 84); Baqee Allen, son of Rosalyn Allen, IL Local 2000; Wendy Wong, daughter of Ellen Wong, NY Local 372 (Council 37); Amber Hendrickx, daughter of June Hendrickx, MN Local 4001 (Council 6); Tiffany Davis, daughter of Gregory Davis, IL Local 3744 (Council 31); Dana Crawford, daughter of Hersh and Carol Crawford, OR Local 2064 (Council 75); Tenisha Stepherson, daughter of Gina Stepherson, MI Local 1327 (Council 25); Kristen Schuck, daughter of Edward and Kathleen Schuck, NY Locals 1255 (Council 82) and 1000/CSEA; Christina Mertig, daughter of Gary Mertig, WI Local 216 (Council 40); Christina Diaz-Acevedo, daughter of Gloria Acevedo, NY Local 436 (Council 37); Shilue Johnson, son of Morris Johnson, NY Local 154 (Council 37); Faridha Jan, daughter of Haseena Jan, NY Local 1930 (Council 37); Nikki Lopez, daughter of Vicki Lopez, PA Local 2456 (Council 90); Andrea Luttenberger, daughter of Walter and Diane Luttenberger, WI Local 1112 (Council 40); and Brandy Wamble, daughter of Valeria Wamble, MD Local 434 (Council 67).

McEntee told the group they represented the best of hopes our country has for the future: "You are the folks who are going to have to come up with the solutions — not this year or next — but in ten or fifteen years, you’ll be the inheritors of each of this country’s institutions — government, academia, business and labor."

The Presidential Classroom for Young Americans is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings high school students to Washington, D.C., to give them an up-close view of our political system including labor’s role in national leadership.

Applications for scholarships are due in January and must come from children of AFSCME members who are high school juniors and seniors with at least a 3.0 grade point average. For more information, contact AFSCME’s Education Department at (202) 429-1250 or 1625 L St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-5687, or e-mail.