U.S. Senate Youth Program

The United States Senate Youth Program brings the highest-level officials from each branch of government together with an outstanding group of high school students — two high school juniors or seniors from each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) — during an intensive week-long educational program held in Washington, D.C. The program is merit-based and highly competitive. Each student also receives a one-time $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship with encouragement to pursue coursework in history and political science.

 

Congratulations to the 2024 United States Senate Youth

Delegates and Alternates

     Congratulations to the 2024 Kansas U.S. Senate Youth Program Delegates


From left to right:

Delegates

Madisen Finch, Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth USD 453
Tucker Leck, Neodesha High School, Neodesha USD 461
 

Alternates

Quintin Hoppe, Pleasant Ridge High School, Easton USD 449
Sophia Weber, Herington High School, Herington USD 487

 

Previous Delegates and Alternate Award Winners

2023
Delegates
  • Sukush Kamesh, Kingman High School, Kingman-Norwich USD 331 - Essay (PDF)
  • Madison Coyne, Blue Valley West High School, Blue Valley USD 229
     
Alternates
  • Kevinh Nguyen, Seaman High School, Seaman USD 345
  • Andrew Phalen, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, USD 497
     
2022
Delegates
  • William Rues, LaCrosse High School, LaCrosse USD 395
  • Gerrit Dangermond, Oskaloosa High School, Oskaloosa USD 341
     
2021
Delegates
  • Sean-Patrick Hurst, Yates Center High School, Woodson USD 366
  • Seth Christopher Jarvis, Burlington High School, Burlington USD 244
Alternates
  • Charles Birt, Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission USD 512
  • Sean Wentling, Derby High School, Derby USD 260
     
2020
Delegates
  • Benjamin Posch, Eudora High School USD 491
  • Elizabeth Kim, Manhattan High School USD 229
Alternates
  • Matthew Inman, Erie High School USD 101
  • Reed Krewson, Blue Valley Southwest High School USD 229 
     
2019
Delegates
  • Eli Blaufuss, Newton High School USD 373
  • Benjamin Sawaya, Blue Valley SW High School USD 229
Alternates
  • Benjamin Suh Jin Willits Posch, Eudora High School USD 491
  • Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, Dodge City High School USD 443
     
2018
Delegates
  • Jaron Caffrey, Haven High School USD312
  • Sandhya Ravikumar, Lawrence Free State High USD 497
Alternates
  • Phillip Pyle, Eudora High School USD 491
  • Benjamin Wright, Abilene High School USD 435
     
2017
Delegates
  • John Campbell, Mill Valley High School USD 232
  • Tel Wittmer, Holton High School USD 336
Alternates
  • Zachary Vega, Wichita High School USD 259
  • Grant Daily, Andover Central High School USD 385
     
2016
Delegates
  • Andrew Figueiredo, Wichita High School East USD 259
  • Jared Long, Beloit Jr/Sr High School USD 273
Alternates
  • Brennan Cummings, Baxter Springs High USD 508
  • Chandler Burrow, Rolla High School USD 217
     

 

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Tamla Miller 
(785) 296-4950
tmiller@ksde.org 

 

 
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