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Huntington fashion students meet Michelle Obama

Originally published: March 9, 2010 7:41 PM
Updated: March 10, 2010 10:30 AM
By NOMAAN MERCHANT  nomaan.merchant@newsday.com

Thirty two aspiring young designers from Huntington High

Photo credit: Newsday / Mahala Gaylord | Thirty two aspiring young designers from Huntington High School pose with first lady Michelle Obama, Tuesday, at the Smithsonian. (March 9, 2010)

Thirty students from Huntington High School became Washington VIPs this week, complete with a behind-the-scenes tour of a Smithsonian exhibit and a private meeting with first lady Michelle Obama.

The fashion students were invited to Washington as a reward for their class project last year, a book of designs of formal gowns for Obama to wear to the Inaugural Ball.

Their teachers sent...

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