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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.
To learn more about the program, visit https://ussenateyouth.org/.
To read more regarding participant rules and Code of Conduct, visit https://ussenateyouth.org/selection_process_rules/.
Delagates
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
2016
Andrew Figueiredo, Wichita High School East USD 259
Jared Long, Beloit Jr/Sr High School USD 273
Brennan Cummings, Baxter Springs High USD 508
Chandler Burrow, Rolla High School USD 217
2017
John Campbell, Mill Valley High School USD 232
Tel Wittmer, Holton High School USD 336
Zachary Vega, Wichita High School USD 259
Grant Daily Andover Central High School USD 385
2018
Jaron Caffrey, Haven High School USD312
Sandhya Ravikumar, Lawrence Free State High USD 497
Phillip Pyle, Eudora High School USD 491
Benjamin Wright, Abilene High School USD 435
2019
Eli Blaufuss, Newton High School USD 373
Benjamin Sawaya, Blue Valley SW High School USD 229
Benjamin Suh Jin Willits Posch, Eudora High School USD 491
Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, Dodge City High School USD 443
2020
Elizabeth Kim, Manhattan High School USD 229
Benjamin Posch, Eudora High School USD 491
Matthew Inman, Erie High School USD 101
Reed Krewson, Blue Valley Southwest High School USD 229
2022 U.S. Senate Youth Application
Applications Due October 8, 2021
2022 U.S Senate Youth Brochure
How to Prepare for the Examination
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Tamla Miller (785) 296-4950 tmiller@ksde.org
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