Vol. 41, No. 71
December 12, 2007
CONTACT: JIM MORRIS
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Four Missouri High School Students Selected as
Delegates in the U.S. Senate Youth Program
Two Missouri high school seniors have won a week-long, expense-paid trip to our nation’s capital as delegates in the U.S. Senate Youth Program. Each student will receive a $5,000 college scholarship for undergraduate studies.
The delegates are:
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Hodiah Nemes, John Burroughs High School, St. Louis
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Jordan Taylor, Greenfield High School
The U.S. Senate Youth Program will be held March 1-8, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The Missouri students will assemble with 102 other delegates to learn about the functions of the federal government. Throughout their week’s stay, the delegates will visit the Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court and Pentagon. They will meet with their senators and other national policymakers.
The alternate delegates are:
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Jill Ulrich (first alternate), Lee’s Summit High School
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Allison Dickherber (second alternate), Kirkwood High School
The winners and alternates were chosen from among eight finalists. A panel made up of staff from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and The Missouri Bar selected the delegates. Nearly 80 juniors or seniors were nominated for the program this year by principals from public and nonpublic schools.
The annual program was established by the U.S. Senate in 1962. The William Randolph Hearst Foundation provides financial support for the program.
For more information, contact: Bill Gerling, social studies consultant for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (573/751-0398).