Hailey Boone of Gainesville Featured at National Program

FAIRFAX, VA (06/29/2011)(readMedia)-- Hailey Boone of Gainesville, VA and Boonefield High School is featured in a video from the 2011 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment.

The Washington Youth Summit on the Environment (WYSE) is a ground-breaking collaboration between the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, and George Mason University. Outstanding high school students from across the United States have gathered in Washington, D.C. for an intensive academic conference that will inspire and prepare them to be leaders in conservation, environmental science and policy, and sustainability.

Also in the video, Dr. J. Shukla, George Mason University Professor of Meteorology and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore, urges the delegates attending WYSE, "Our planet is in peril...work hard, start a movement to take back the planet."

WYSE is a highly competitive program. Just 125 rising high school seniors were selected as delegates representing their cities, states, and high schools. Delegates were selected or nominated based on demonstrated leadership and interest on environmental issues in addition to academic excellence.

George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia minutes from Washington, D.C., Mason provides access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country. In addition to environmental science and policy, Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university. George Mason University -- Where Innovation Is Tradition.

More information on the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment is available at http://wyse.gmu.edu and questions can be directed to 703.993.5010