Coeur d’Alene High School Senior, Caleb Toregenson, had stories galore to tell his first week of school.

Not about summer time lake swims, hikes, or a part-time job.

Instead, he told his classmates about his summer spent in the halls of Congress, on the Senate floor, and socializing with other students from across the country.

“There was a lot of times that I felt like a really, really small person in a really, really big world,” Toregenson said of his month as a page for the United States Senate.

The 17-year-old shared his experience with the Coeur d’Alene Board of Trustees at their Monday meeting.

It started when Torgenson began looking for summer programs this spring.

“My family has always kept me politically aware,” he said. “But it has always been more just being aware, kind of

See Full Page