Whitney M. Young Scholars are Centre bound

RELEASED: May 28, 2009

DANVILLE, KY—Whitney M. Young Scholars will be getting a glimpse of what college life is like during their seventh-annual visit to Centre College's campus. From June 7 through June 19, rising high school sophomores will live in the residence halls, attend classes and take part in a variety of social and educational activities on campus and in the community.

The Whitney M. Young Scholars program recruits academically talented students from grades 7-12 to study on area college campuses each summer. The program prepares them for high school graduation and successful entry into post-secondary educational institutions.

During the two-week program, students take courses in science, language arts, humanities, mathematics, social studies, technology, health and physical education.

Some of the highlights for this year's participants include attending Danville's Great American Brass Band Festival; a tour of the National Underground Railroad Museum in Maysville, Ky., and a visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.

Dr. Whitney M. Young Sr. led a prominent boarding high school for African-American youth in Kentucky and served as an educational leader for nearly 40 years. His son Dr. Whitney M. Young Jr., born in Lincoln Ridge, Ky., was a civil rights leader. He was executive director of the National Urban League and served on commissions under U.S. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He died in 1971.

For more information on this program, contact J.H. Atkins, assistant vice president and associate professor of education, at (859) 238-6223 or jhatkins@centre.edu.

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