Webster Groves resident selected as 2017 Bank of America Student Leader

Nerinx Hall High School rising senior Katherine Nguyen is one of five St. Louis-area teens selected to be part of the 2017 Bank of America Student Leaders program this summer. The program awards the students a paid, eight-week summer internship at a local nonprofit and a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Bank of America Student Leadership Summit.

Katherine volunteers at Give Kids a Smile, a nonprofit dental clinic for low income families. Through her dental ambassadorship, Katherine saw firsthand how education translated into confidence when the kids had a healthier, brighter smile. During a recent class trip to Washington, D.C., Katherine and her classmates presented a bill in a mock congress. This role-playing situation allowed Katherine to voice her own thoughts, as well as collaborate with her peers.

As part of the Bank of America Student Leaders program, Katherine received a paid eight-week internship. Katherine is interning at Arch City Defenders. The internships provide students with valuable work experience while also supporting the nonprofits with extra help this summer.

Closing paragraph: To learn more about the Bank of America Student Leaders program, visit:

https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/what-guides-us/student-leaders.html#fbid=oXOJmc8tuBx

To learn more about Arch City Defenders, visit:

http://www.archcitydefenders.org/