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In a detailed report, seven local high school students advised the
United States to help resolve political unrest, malnutrition and
disease and bring democracy to the war-ravaged Sudan in sub-Saharan
Africa.
 Rep. Anna Eshoo confers with her Santa Cruz County Student Advisory Board in Scotts Valley. Left to right are Mariko Powers of Georgiana Bruce Kirby Prep High School; Rachek Liesching of San Lorenzo Valley High; Abby Silverstein of Santa Cruz High; Eshoo; Chris Proffitt of San Lorenzo Valley High; Vanessa Silverstein of Santa Cruz High; and Abby Imboden of San Lorenzo Valley High.Lucjan Szewczyk/Press-Banner
The seven-member Student Advisory Board in Rep. Anna Eshoo’s 14th Congressional District presented its report to Eshoo in Scotts Valley on May 17.
The 27-page report, resulting from months of research, recommends solutions to problems in peacekeeping, trade, agriculture, disease, military intervention and lack of democracy.
“Battling social unrest, horrific wars, great poverty and rampant diseases, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are undoubtedly in dire need of help,” wrote board chairwoman Jessica Silverstein, formerly of San Lorenzo Valley High School, now attending Santa Cruz High.
“We realize that only through true innovation and determination can the issues we have researched be solved.”
Other members included Silverstein’s sister, Vanessa, also a former SLV student now at Santa Cruz High; Abby Imboden of Scotts Valley High; Chris Proffit, Rachel Liesching and Jerry MacCallister of SLV High; and Mariko Powers
of Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory High of Santa Cruz.
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