By MIKE CHAIKENEDITIONS EDITOR While most Americans are reading about the recently negotiated treaty with Iran in their local newspapers, 17-year-old Krystiana Bouchard was at the United Nations briefing international officials about the deal. Krystiana’s presence at the UN building in New York was a result of her participation in a summer program at Princeton University. The Southington teen took classes in debating and—more importantly—international relations. Krystiana, who finished her high school career as a home-schooled student, spent nearly four weeks in Princeton in July and August taking the classes, which will count toward college credits. As part of her international relations class, Krystiana said she had applied for and was accepted to an opportunity to go to the United Nations. At the United Nations, Krystiana said she was asked to brief an official from the United Nations Security Council about the Iran deal. She said it was her job to speak to UN officials and her classmates about the Iran deal. The official from the UN handled the detailed questions. But since the official didn’t have time to enter into a dialogue with those in attendance, Krystiana was responsible for handling any questions not viewed as “high priority.” Although the […]
By MIKE CHAIKENEDITIONS EDITOR While most Americans are reading about the recently negotiated treaty with Iran in their local newspapers, 17-year-old Krystiana Bouchard was at the United Nations briefing international officials about the deal. Krystiana’s presence at the UN building in New York was a result of her participation in a summer program at Princeton University. The Southington teen took classes in debating and—more importantly—international relations. Krystiana, who finished her high school career as a home-schooled student, spent nearly four weeks in Princeton in July and August taking the classes, which will count toward college credits. As part of her international relations class, Krystiana said she had applied for and was accepted to an opportunity to go to the United Nations. At the United Nations, Krystiana said she was asked to brief an official from the United Nations Security Council about the Iran deal. She said it was her job to speak to UN officials and her classmates about the Iran deal. The official from the UN handled the detailed questions. But since the official didn’t have time to enter into a dialogue with those in attendance, Krystiana was responsible for handling any questions not viewed as “high priority.” Although the […]