Jacobs Senior Chosen For Leaders Conference

A Jacobs High School senior is among more than 140 students from 37 high schools in northern Illinois Thursday in Rockford for Congressman (R)16 Don Manzullo’s 11th annual 21st Century Leaders Conference.

Senior Grant Dixon will be one of the students representing McHenry, Winnebago, Stephenson, JoDaviess, Whiteside, Ogle and DeKalb counties

Part of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, this is the first time its Model Congress program hs appeared outside of Washington, DC. Former U.S. House Speaker Denny Hastert will preside over the Model Congress as Speaker.