Student attends People to People academic program

Shrewsbury - Kyndal Heller, a rising sophomore at Shrewsbury High School, recently joined a group of students representing their schools, communities and country as People to People student leaders. The People to People Leadership Summit takes place at Columbia University from July 28 to Sunday Aug. 3.

Heller was selected to attend based on scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential.

This summit is Heller's second People to People trip; she attended a similar summit in Washington, D.C. when she was in sixth grade.

The People to People Leadership Summits bring together outstanding student leaders from around the globe to focus on leadership, team building, community service, college admissions and professional aspirations. Students work on an action plan to make a diff erence in their communities, develop skills to help them lead tomorrow's world, and build their college resumes, while earning academic or servicelearning credit.