
These Karnes County high school students attended the Communities Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Youth Leadership Initiative Forum in Maryland. They are (l-r) Hannah Lyssy (FCHS), Jacob Frazier (FCHS), Jo Rahmes (KHS), Kelli Brown (RHS), Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Hana Ochoa (KCHS), Teryn Schmidt (KHS), Andrew Aguero (KHS) and Elisa Rahmes Coalition sponsor.
While at the conference, the coalition group visited the U.S. Capitol and met with their local U.S. Congressman, Ruben Hinojosa, to discuss the concerning local factors that have created an increase in underage substance use. The students also had an opportunity to visit the Pentagon and several other Washington, DC area monuments.
