6/16/14 - A local teacher is one of two in Michigan and 58 nationwide to have been selected for a summer fellowship program. Brighton High School teacher Michelle Holowicki has been selected as a James Madison Congressional Fellow. She'll be interning in 1st District US Representative Dan Benishek's office and qualified to apply based on a previous fellowship she received in 2010. The fellowship funds up to $24,000 of each fellows course of study toward a masterâs degree, and requires concentration on courses on the history and principles of the United States Constitution. Holowicki says interning in a congressional office will help her have her own firsthand learning experience, just as students in her government class receive when traveling with her to Washington DC as part of a Close Up Program. She says she's anxious to be stretched to new heights by a different working environment, which she believes will enrich and invigorate her perspective on the inner workings of the legislative branch. Holowicki has taught AP U.S. History and U.S. Government as well as Economics at Brighton High School since 2006. She says she plans to blog about her experiences this summer as a means of conveying the importance of the Congressional process to her current, former and future students. (JK)
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