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Nicholas Egan, a seventh-grade gifted student at Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School, recently attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.

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Nicholas Egan, a seventh-grade gifted student at Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School, recently attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Egan was invited to attend the Junior Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference after having attended the Junior National Young Leaders Conference last spring, held in Washington, D.C. In celebration of the historic event, Egan and about 3,000 other middle school scholars attended the inaugural ceremony on the National Mall, watched the inaugural parade and later celebrated at an Inaugural Gala.

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Egan was invited to attend the Junior Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference after having attended the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. last spring. The conference, sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, invited nearly 3,000 middle school scholars from across the country to attend a five-day conference where they learned about the roles and responsibilities of the president, the electoral process and the attributes of leadership.

Scholars took part in various educational activities and were addressed by General Colin Powell (Ret.), former vice-president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore and Erik Weihenmayer, author and the first blind person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.

In celebration of the historic event, Egan and the other scholars attended the inaugural ceremony on the National Mall, watched the inaugural parade and later celebrated at an Inaugural Gala.