This was the suggestion of the youth committee chair Brittany Bach. She worked with [the students] and saw all the work they were doing and felt they should be recognized.

That's a violation and could place the students eligibility in jeopardy.

I wanted to get in contact with these two speakers so students could be exposed to another side of the story.

Because of my significant youth over these guys, I'm sticking around a couple more years.

Every student has their brilliance in something. There are students who won't excel in other areas, and it's remarkable the talent these students can demonstrate in the arts.

[The six-week program takes place at Hendrix College in Conway and is designed to make the students use critical thinking skills while concentrating on a specific area of study.] You have to think about thinking, ... You get out of it exactly what you put into it.