Roosevelt Magnet Middle School’s Congressional Youth Leadership Council Nominee

Article Submitted By: Christina Feraco

(Located in Palm Beach County, FL)

The Congressional Youth Leadership Council nominates exceptional students from around the country to attend an experiential educational program.  Dylan Kovar will have the honor of representing Roosevelt Magnet Middle School and our community at the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC on January 17-21, 2009.

Scholars will have the opportunity to interact with a major presidential candidate, White House officials, congressional staff members, political experts and other VIPs, such as Lance Armstrong and Erik Weihenmayer.  After watching the inauguration, scholars will experience the grandeur of the Inaugural Parade as the President, Vice President, and their families make their way down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol Building to the White House.  To further honor and celebrate, Dylan and the other scholars will attend a Gala Inaugural Ball.

In addition to participating in inaugural events and festivities, scholars will have the opportunity to explore historic sites and monuments in our nation’s capital, as well as participate in activities designed to expand their knowledge of democratic principles and the presidential election process.

Dylan Kovar, a Pre-Engineering Magnet student with a 3.8 GPA, plans to be an Architectural Engineer.  He is involved in many extracurricular activities at school and in the community.  For consistently exhibiting good character and serving as a role model in the classroom, he received the Student of the Month for the Character Counts Program, sponsored by Publix and the Sun-Sentinel, for February 2008.  In May, 2008, he also received the Student of the Week, awarded for academic performance and outstanding behavior.  Dylan is a Kiwanis Club Mentor, is on the Honor Roll, and participates in the Chess Club and the Computer Club.  He also plays softball in his spare time.

Dylan received the Presidential Academic Award in May 2007.  He attended the 2007 Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, DC, and he returned as an alumnus to the 2008 Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Boston, MA.