Wilkes Student One of the Last Congressional Pages

A North Wilkesboro high school student sponsored by Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has completed the summer 2011 semester as a Congressional Page in Washington, D.C.  Sarai Whittington, who is a senior at Millers Creek Christian School, completed the program in August.   Foxx said. “She has proven to be a committed student of congressional procedure and her success in the page program is a testament to her passion for learning and public service.” Whittington participated in what ended up being the last class of House pages ever, as House Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi announced that the page program would be shut down after operating for more than 200 years.  “It was an honor to experience our government from the inside during one of the most important debates in our countries history involving the debt ceiling,” Whittington said.   When she graduates from high school Whittington plans to attend college to study to be a physical therapist.  She has been accepted to Lenior-Rhyne University and is in the midst of the application process at other colleges.