HUNTINGTON BEACH

Eight Edison High School students are in Washington, D.C., to participate in the Close Up Foundation’s government studies program. The students, who left Sunday and will return March 15, will attend seminars on Capitol Hill and meet government officials, political figures, lobbyists and a representative of the Washington press corps. The participants are Amanda Cataldo, Jeff and Robert Dilley, Erin Haight, Eduardo Moreno, Stephanie Shield, Nicole Tamura and April Vetor.