The National High School Leadership Conference

The 11th Gratia Houghton Rinehart National High School Leadership Conference will be held June 18 - 21, 2008 at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland - just outside our nation's capital. Applications will be available in early February.  Please email Roger Custer or call 800-USA-1776 to learn more.     

The low cost of only $250 includes meals, housing, materials, and tuition for the weekend.  Generous supporters, including the late Gratia Houghton Rinehart and others, make this low price possible. 

2008 Speakers

Dr. Burt Folsom
Kimberly Strassel
Lt. Gov. Michael Steele
Bay Buchanan
Kirby Wilbur
Ron Robinson

Attend a Unique Event

The unique Gratia Houghton Rinehart National High School Leadership Conference, going on its 11th year, is a one-of-a-kind "crash course" in conservative ideas, specifically designed for those who are new to conservative ideas.  The Washington Times called it "one of the largest and longest-running conferences geared toward the advancement of the conservative movement among high-school students." 

Briefings and discussions with conservatism’s brightest minds and most respected leaders fill the unique three-day conference, and students enjoy a tour of our nation’s monuments in Washington, DC.

At the conference, you will:

• Learn conservative ideas and effective activism
• Meet and network with like-minded students
• Interact with your conservative heroes
• Receive valuable resource materials
• Improve your critical thinking and debate skills
• Become a young leader in the Conservative Movement

Remembering the Military With a Special “Thank You”

Students who have a parent who is serving on active duty or who has been injured or killed in the line of duty are eligible to attend this conference and other Young America’s Foundation student programs free of charge.  Travel scholarships are also available on an as-needed basis. Contact Roger Custer or call 800-USA-1776 for more information.

What Students and Leaders Say About the Conference

"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. This conference helped me find something to stand for."

Cindy Baker
Colorado Springs, Colorado

 "I just wanted to thank you for basically the most inspirational weekend of my life! It was so much fun, and I can't wait to come again next year!"

Molly Fitzhugh
Monkton, Maryland

 "This conference empowered me not to wait for the change in America, but to make it!"

Pamela Williamson
Burke, Virginia

 "This conference will train and prepare you to argue and defeat liberal ideas by improving your critical thinking and debate skills, arming you with relevant resources, and introducing you to well-known conservative thinkers and like-minded students."

Congressman Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

For more information, please email Roger Custer or call him at 800-USA-1776.