EXCHANGE: 12-year-old student is president of a state club

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - "I see London, I see France. Just give Lexi one big chance!"

That cheer helped seventh-grader Alexis Herbeck win a Millstadt Junior Beta Club election at Millstadt Community Consolidated School last fall.

The 12-year-old then took her campaigning skills to a state convention in Springfield and ...