Seminole Ridge High School junior and SECME student Kristina DeCarlo (photo, left) has been selected as a "2009 Bank of America Student Leader" for Palm Beach County. Locally, DeCarlo will participate in an eight-week paid internship at Communities in Schools, located in West Palm Beach. Nationally, she will take part in an all-expense paid week in Washington, DC at B of A‘s Student Leadership Summit, conducted in partnership with the Close Up Foundation.
Held this year from July 19–24, the summit brings together hundreds of community-minded students from across the US and overseas. A spokeman for Bank of America commented, "This will be an outstanding opportunity for Kristina to learn how non-profits, government, and businesses partner to create a positive impact in our communities. Students develop and apply leadership skills through hands-on work experience, raising their awareness of the community issues addressed by their host organization."
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