The state of Iowa has accepted an
invitation to participate in the U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP),
sponsored by the William Randolph Heart Foundation. The program is
designed to give young Americans a working knowledge of American
political life.
Each year two Iowa students have the opportunity
to spend a week in Washington, D.C. The William Randolph Heart
Foundation pays all expenses. In addition, the two Iowa high school
representatives each receive a $5,000 scholarship.
Selection of
the two Iowa high school representatives is based on the outstanding
ability and demonstrated leadership qualities of elected junior and
senior high school student officers for the 2013-14 school year.
Each
high school may nominate up to three students. Student application
materials are available on the Iowa Department of Education website at http://www.educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=939&catid=671&Itemid=1225#application.
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for student application materials. Please submit the completed
applications to Terri Barnes, Heartland AEA USSYP contact, at the
Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, Iowa
by 4:00 p.m. on October 4, 2013. Nominees will take a qualifying
examination on October 21, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room 18 at
the Johnston AEA REC on the U.S. Constitution and government. The award
recipients will be announced in December.
Contact your AEA USSYP contact, Terri Barnes (tbarnes@heartlandaea.org) or Stephanie Rosenberg Wager (stefanie.rosenbergwager@iowa.gov) at the Iowa Department of Education for information.
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