Bell Gardens High School Students Visit Congresswoman Lucille Roybal at Capital

Ten students from Bell Gardens High School High School were joined by Professor Alfredo Cuevas to the Capitol last November 4 as part of civil education program "Close Up Foundation."

Young people were invited to participate in a meeting of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) and her staff and comment on the themes of flu crisis, as found education as immigration reform and other important issues, according to a statement from the Office of Roybal-Allard.

Young people also participated in workshops and discussions, a mock congress, visited monuments and other lawmakers heard from during the week were in Washington, DC

To participate in the trip, students raised funds locally and received financial support from Close Up Fellowship Program.