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

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

The 12-year-old then took her campaigning skills to a state convention in Springfield and got elected president of Illinois Junior Beta Club in February.

Beta is the largest independent, nonprofit, educational youth organization in the United States.

All these people were standing there cheering and holding signs, and some people had balloons and flowers.

Lexi traded her casual clothes and trademark brightly colored tennis shoes for a black suit.

The (candidate) before her read a paper, and then Lexi got up and grabbed the microphone and just took command of the stage.

At the Illinois Junior Beta Club convention, five students from around the state ran for the presidential post.