HENRY COUNTY — Ola High School student Madelyn Reardanz and Ola Middle School eighth-grade social studies teacher Zachary Barfield were selected to attend the first Young People’s Continental Congress in Philadelphia this summer.
Carpenters’ Company — owners and operators of Carpenters’ Hall — hosted the event in partnership with nonprofit education organization National History Day (NHD).
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