Students Complete 2017 Pete Sessions Leadership & Growth Program

U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32) announced that Greenhill students Ashley Isenberg '19 and Oliver Steinberg '19 completed successful participation in the 2017 Pete Sessions Leadership & Growth Program (PSLGP).Congressman Sessions, who represents the Thirty-Second Congressional District, hosts the Leadership and Growth Program in Washington, D.C. every summer during the months of June and July. Students at the high school level participate and are given the opportunity to get an inside look into how our government works.“My summer leadership program provides North Texas students with the opportunity to expand their horizons and prepares them to consider, challenge and thoughtfully articulate the issues currently facing our nation,” Sessions said. “PSLGP participants see Washington firsthand by observing House Committee hearings, attending program forums with government officials and Washington leaders, and touring various historical sites, memorials, and monuments around the district.”Isenberg and Steinberg were participants in the second session (June 18-24) of the Pete Sessions Leadership & Growth Program.During their week in Washington, the students visit a number of historical sites including educational tours of the National Portrait Gallery, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court. In addition each program has the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities, from visiting the Arlington National Cemetery and the Holocaust Museum to researching and discussing policy issues. They were also able to interact with other leaders in Washington, including Bill Flores (R-TX-17), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA-3) and Mike Conaway (R-TX-11).