Bingham selected for Lone Star Leadership Academy

BINGHAM Brendan Bingham was selected to travel to the Dallas/Fort Worth area as a participant in Education in Action's Lone Star Leadership Academy on July 6-10.

The son of Brett and Denise Bingham and a student at Kilgore Intermediate School, Brendan's selection for the academy was based on his outstanding academic success, demonstrated leadership ability, a recommendation by his teacher, Donna Alexander, and his involvement in school and community activities.

Education in Action, dedicated to fostering educated and involved Texans, hosts the Lone Star Leadership Academy to "Instill the Spirit of Texas in Tomorrow's Leaders."

Joining a delegation of outstanding students from across the state, Brendan will develop leadership skills while learning about the great state of Texas and its leaders. He will learn about future career and internship opportunities and visit significant Texas sites including the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Museum of Nature & Science, the Dallas World Aquarium, the Amon Carter Museum, the Texas Civil War Museum, the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, the Old Red Museum, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, and the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

The Lone Star Leadership Academy provides opportunities for fifth through eighth graders to learn about the "Spirit of Texas" and what it truly means to be from the Lone Star State. Participants discuss what they learn, complete problem solving and decision making simulations, exercise creativity, and practice presentation skills in leadership groups.

They also have fun meeting other students from across the state and making new friends while adding to their resume of academic achievements, developing leadership skills, and bringing home a wealth of information to supplement what they are learnBRENDAN ing in school.