Local Student Attends Conference in Capital

Christopher Ysais of Rowland Heights, a senior at John A. Rowland High School, has attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington. He was among 350 high school students from across the nation to attend the conference sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council. During the six-day conference, students met with key leaders from the three branches of government, the media and the diplomatic corps. Highlight of the conference was the Mock Congress on Gun Control, during which scholars students assumed the roles of U.S. Representatives by debating, lobbying and voting on proposed handgun legislation.