EASTVIEW JUNIOR SELECTED FOR NATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT IN D.C.

Sarah Malaske, a junior at Eastview High School, Apple Valley, Minnesota, was selected to participate in the National Rifle Association’s annual National Youth Education Summit (YES). YES is a 7-day, expense paid educational experience in Washington, D.C. for outstanding high school sophomores and juniors. While in the nation’s capital, selected students learn the significance of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights while developing an understanding of government and the importance of actively participating in it.

Sarah was selected from numerous qualified applicants from across the country after completing an extensive application, which included the submission of transcripts, an essay about the Second Amendment, a personal statement, and three personal recommendations.

Sarah is actively involved in Eastview’s Speech and Debate teams, Marching Band, National Honor Society, and Newspaper. She is a recent Speech State finalist and was recently named President of both Eastview’s National Honor Society and the Minnesota Association of Honor Societies for the 2009-2010 school year. After high school, she plans to pursue a degree in international relations, political science, or economics.

The National Rifle Association launched the program in an effort to encourage America’s youth to become active and knowledgeable citizens at both national and local levels. All funding for the program is provided by The NRA Foundation through monies raised by Friends of NRA. Friends of NRA is a grassroots, fund-raising program organized by local volunteers. Since the program’s inception in 1993, Friends of NRA has funded thousands of local projects that include youth education efforts (such as YES), firearm training, and wildlife conservation projects.