Clinton School student and Joplin, Mo., native Kate Raum returned to her hometown last week with sevens fellow Clinton School students to volunteer in the cleanup efforts in the aftermath of the devastating tornado that hit the city earlier this summer.
Read MoreClinton School Student Earns Fellowship for International Project
Clinton School student Heath Carelock has been awarded the Dr. Elliot Percival Skinner Scholars Fellowship from the Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA) to support his International Public Service Project this summer with the World Toilet Organization in Singapore.
Read MoreGrad Presents UALR African American Male Initiative
Clinton School graduate Harvell Howard (’10) was part of a team from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to give a presentation about the university’s African American Male Initiative at the 24th International Conference on The First-Year Experience last month in Manchester, England.
Read MoreStudent Named Finalist to Attend UNESCO Forum
Clinton School student Fernando Cutz (’12) was named a finalist for one of two positions for American delegates to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)’s youth forum. Cutz was selected as one of the top six applicants out of more than 5,000 entries in selection process run by the U.S. Department of State.
Read MoreAlum Promotes Energy Effeciency
In 2008, Clinton School student J.D. Lowery’s Capstone project resulted in a partnership between the State of Arkansas and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) which made Arkansas the first U.S. state to become involved with the foundation’s work.
Read MoreArkansas DeltaMade in the News
Arkansas DeltaMade, an initiative branding products and wares made in the Arkansas Delta Region, was featured last night on ABC Nightly News.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Students Report from Cape Town
Clinton School students Kate Cawvey and Nicky Hamilton checked in this week from Cape Town, South Africa, where they are completing their International Public Service Projects in partnership with the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre.
Read MoreIPSP Update: Students Run Half Marathon in East Timor
The two students ran along with nearly 5,000 other participants in the Dili Marathon for Peace in Dili, East Timor. Before completing the half-marathon, they had the opportunity to meet Dili Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
Read MoreStudents See First Lady in South Africa
Clinton School students Molly McGowan (’12) and Nicky Hamilton (’12), who are in Cape Town, South Africa, this summer for their International Public Service Projects, got a special treat this week when they volunteered at an event featuring First Lady Michelle Obama and Nobel peace prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Read MoreStudents Help High School Earn Grant
Lee High School in Marianna, Ark., was recently honored with a grant of $3,125 from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame for a program that Clinton School students Fernando Cutz, Nicky Hamilton and Spencer Lucker have developed and will implement in the 2011-2012 school year.
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