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• "We sent letters to anyone we could think of. We contacted Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Ellen DeGeneres, Conan O'Brien, Good Morning America and the Today show."
• Then, Leno's "The Tonight Show" contacted the Hurley students earlier this month.
• "They interviewed all of us over the phone," Jacobson said. "It was like they wanted to know our story or script."
• The class received an encouraging sign during the network interview, Jorgensen said. "They were interested in us because we were an outgo

ing group," she said.
• Rather than set up a group interview, "The Tonight Show" contacted the four students for separate 20-minute phone interviews. Even though they initiated the process and provided their phone numbers, the Hurley students weren't prepared to hear back from the show.
• Jorgensen was suspicious of the unfamiliar number that showed up on her phone. "I had caller ID, and I wasn't going to    answer it. But I did and it was (Leno's staff) -- I was shocked," she said.
• The Hurley seniors found themselves answering interesting questions during the phone interviews.
• "They asked about us, what we do for fun," Jorgensen said.
• "The Tonight Show" producers were surprised to learn about rural life, Jacobson said.
• "They didn't realize that things are so different here," she said. "They couldn't be

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