27-04-2025
League selects LaFargeville student for 'Inside Albany' program
Apr. 27—ALBANY — The League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County, which also has members in Jefferson County, has announced that Aveline Hellings, an 11th grader from LaFargeville Central School, has been chosen to attend this year's Students Inside Albany program sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation, Inc.
A honors scholar, Hellings is the Student Council vice president and has attended two similar conferences, the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference in Albany and the 4H Student Government Conference in Jefferson County.
"Aveline is someone who will not only represent our League with enthusiasm and distinction at the Students Inside Albany program, but will bring back first-hand information about how government works she can share with her peers. We are delighted to sponsor her for this prestigious League conference," St. Lawrence LWV president Kathleen Stein said in a news release.
The 25th annual Students Inside Albany program is May 18-21 and will bring together 42 students from across the state to Albany to get a first-hand education about their state government. The program is designed to increase high school students' awareness of their responsibility in representative government and provide information about the tools necessary for meeting that responsibility. While at the conference, students will join their peers in a hands-on learning experience about how state government works. Students will participate in a series of interactive lectures on topics such as the state budget process, the role of lobbyists in the legislative process, citizen rights to access government information, the role of media in politics and the move to reform state government.
Also while in Albany, participating students will also have an opportunity to tour the state's Capitol. The highlight for most students is the opportunity to shadow their senator and their assembly member for an afternoon session on the chamber floors.
For more information on the St. Lawrence County League of Women Voters, visit its Facebook page. For more information on the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation, Inc., or the Students Inside Albany program, go to
