From Castlemont to the Library of Congress
By Katy Murphy
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 7:07 pm in high schools, students, teens.
photo by Ray Chavez/STAFF
When school opens Monday at Castlemont’s Leadership Preparatory High School in East Oakland, Raven Tarrance won’t be there. But she has a pretty good excuse.
Raven, 16, leaves Monday for Washington, D.C., where she plans to spend the next five months as a page for the House of Representatives, sponsored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee. She’ll go to a special school for pages in the Library of Congress — and, most likely, will bump elbows with some of our nation’s biggest movers and shakers.
When I met with Raven at her house yesterday, she said she might drop us a line or two on her experience in the months to come. You can find the Tribune story here.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 am
A fantastic opportunity - especially to be on the ground during this period in American History. Some students spend their entire high school career in one place - other go for all the adventure and opportunity the world has to offer.
Congrats, Raven!
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm
congrats raven! we all knew that you could do it! i’m so happy right now you would not believe it! your grandmother told me about your trip, then i went on the internet and found it. Be safe, careful, enjoy and call home when you can. we love you keep up the good work! you’ll always be in our prayers!
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