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SSFHS Senior Gives Michelle Obama a Hug

Andrea Marie Gonzalez met the first lady this morning at an awards ceremony that honored San Bruno-based Sojourn to the Past.

senior Andrea Marie Gonzalez walked across a stage in the White House and gave Michelle Obama a hug earlier today.

Gonzalez made the trip to Washington, D.C., for the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards to accept an award on behalf of the San Bruno-based youth education program Sojourn to the Past, which teaches students about the civil rights movement by leading trips through the American South to civil rights landmarks.

"I think if you really want to learn about the civil rights movement and you want a transformation, go on this trip," Gonzalez told the San Francisco Chronicle about her experience with Sojourn in March. "We walked in everyone's footsteps."

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Sojourn to the Past was one of twelve programs honored at the White House, chosen because they enhance arts and humanities education for youth.

"You are inspiration multipliers, and that is the power that you hold," Michelle Obama said at the awards ceremony. "I want to thank you for everything you do for our kids and our country."

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