For Release: Monday, September 21, 2009
Contact: Mary Shalapin: 618-233-8026
WASHINGTON - Tristan Burgmann, a high school junior from O’Fallon, met with U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) in his Washington, D.C. office today. Tristan was in Washington as part of the National Young Leaders Conference, a program sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council that provides promising students a hands-on experience in building leadership skills.
Tristan is a member of his school’s marching band and hopes to attend Northwestern University after graduation.
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