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Woodstock Student Chosen To Attend Henry Clay Student Conference

Parth Patel, a junior at Woodstock High School, will attend the Henry Clay Statesmanship Student Congress this summer.

A Woodstock High School student has been chosen to attend a national conference designed to teach the values of compromise and consensus building. 

Parth Patel, a junior at the school, is one of only 50 students chosen to attend the Henry Clay Statesmanship Student Congress this summer at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Congress only invites 16 students from Kentucky, 32 from across the United States and two from other countries.  All expenses are paid by The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship. 

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Students are selected based on: excellent academic performance; participation in relevant coursework and extra-curricular activities; a record of integrity, service and leadership; strong writing skills; and an endorsement from his or her high school.

Named for the The Great Compromiser statesman, who served in state and national elected office and as U.S. Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829), the event’s goal is to promote public leadership by educating rising high school seniors about Clay and how issues of today could be resolved through compromise, consensus building and conflict resolution. 

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Elected officials, business people and academics speak with students about “the importance of applying the art of compromise in every aspect of their activities without sacrificing their own values,” according to the Center. 

Students also will attend a debate in the Kentucky State Capitol, tour Ashland Estate (Henry Clay’s Estate), visit Three Chimneys Farm and enjoy a tour and dinner at the Governor’s Mansion. 


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