Seventh and eighth grade students from Henniker Community School and Weare Middle School attended the Youth Voice Summit at St. Anselm’s Institute for Politics on Dec. 7. The summit, which was sponsored by the national civics education organization.
At the auditorium of a library in downtown D.C., students stepped onto a stage to deliver heartfelt speeches about the biggest concerns facing their community.
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