AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Representative Caroline Fairly announced the launch of the inaugural Panhandle Student Leadership Program. According to Fairly’s team, the program is an immersive educational experience designed to inspire the next generation of civic leaders in House District 87.
“How this will work is we partnered with our ISDs here in District 87, and seventh and eighth graders will come up with a bill idea, any bill idea, and write an essay about it. And then our teachers will pick the top students. Those top students, we will bring them to Austin,” explained Rep. Fairly.
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According to Fairly’s team, select seventh and eighth-grade Texas history students from across the district will come to Austin for a firsthand look at state government in action at the Texas Capitol.
“We want to empower our Panhandle students to go and make a difference and make a change in Texas. I love providing opportunities for the next generation to have a front-row seat and see what it looks like to be a state rep. See that their voice does matter. And they can also make a difference,” added Fairly…