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Juliana Crawford, a senior at Mesa Ridge High School, participated in a virtual roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona on April 26, along with 11 other students.

"They had to choose someone from the Widefield School District, who had to be a military child and also in the PLTW program," Crawford said. "A couple of teachers got together and they picked me for the opportunity."

PLTW stands for Project Lead the Way, an education program that helps students learn skills like computer science, biomedical science and other skills. Crawford describes it as "a program that h...