Valerie's big news!!

The Clinton School just announced its Class of 2011 and my little sister is one of 36 who got accepted! Of course we're all extremely proud of her, but the best part is she's coming back to Arkansas. I'll admit I thought she'd never leave DC once she got there but as they say, "you can take the girl out of the country but you can't take the country out of the girl!"

Here's a few excerpts from their news release:
Clinton School enrolls 36 new students into public service master’s program

LITTLE ROCK – Thirty-six students from throughout the country and the world will make up the fifth class in the Master of Public Service (MPS) degree program at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
The class continues the school’s commitment to a diverse student body, representing 17 states and five countries including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa and Thailand. Seventeen of the students have previous ties to Arkansas having been born, lived or attended college in the state.
From doing clean-up work in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, organizing a major film festival and promoting education for poor children in Honduras to working with organizations such as AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Teach for America and Habitat for Humanity, the class brings a wide array of previous service experience to the Clinton School.

Valerie Hendrix – An Antoine, Ark., native, Hendrix has a degree in public relations from Harding University in Searcy, Ark. She has worked recently on the staffs of Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe and Arkansas Congressman Mike Ross in Washington, D.C. Her service experience includes working as a service project director at Harding and helping with economic development efforts with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

Here's the entire story on their homepage: http://clintonschool.uasys.edu/news-events/detail.aspx?id=583