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• The 'Young Ladies League' will provide mentorship and guidance to girls in Midland.

By Rachel Robinson, Multimedia Journalist
• KWES-TV

MIDLAND, TEXAS - During lunch once a week at Emerson Elementary School in Midland, you can find the Young Gentlemen's League meeting, which includes elementary schoolers learning from their mentors.

"Immediately, you could see just a difference in the boys, especially the first time they put on their suit and tie and their dress shoes, they just stood taller and their smiles and their confidence immediately just went up," said Khristin Reeves, the principal at Emerson Elementary.

The Young Gentlemen's League became so successful they wanted to expand.

"People kept saying, what about the girls? What about the girls? So we've answered that call and we're starting a program called Young Ladies League, first here at Emerson Elementary and we're going to launch in four other schools," said Karl Boroski with Rope Youth, who helped found the program ...

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