Dozens of high school students are gathered in Washington, D.C. for an intensive week spent getting an in-depth view of the federal government. The United States Senate Youth Program held its annual Senate reception on Wednesday, which gave students in the program a chance to meet with their U.S. senators on Capitol Hill. Throughout Washington Week, two student delegates from each state take part in a packed agenda that gives them a closer look at the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. Learn more about two Massachusetts seniors who were chosen for this year’s U.S. Senate Youth Program in the video player above.According to the program’s website, participants meet with Senate co-chairs and other Senate leaders, a Supreme Court justice, the president, a foreign ambassador to the U.S., officials from the Departments of State and Defense, along with senior members of the media. The Department of Defense also provides a “purple team” of 17 military members from each service branch to mentor the student participants.”The mentors help the students move smoothly from one high-level venue to the next and guide the students in the protocol and comportment necessary during the week,” the program website says. The United States Senate Youth Program is funded and administered by the Hearst Foundations.The William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the Hearst Foundation Inc. are independent private philanthropies that operate separately from the Hearst Corporation. Since their inception in the 1940s, the foundations have awarded more than $1.57 billion across 23,000 grants.Hearst Foundations’ funding assists with disaster relief; helps organizations that create sustainable employment and productive career paths for adults; improves health and quality of life; increases academic achievement by providing access to high-quality education; promotes arts and sciences; and enhances family stability and self-sufficiency. Hearst is the parent company of Hearst Television, which owns this television station.
Dozens of high school students are gathered in Washington, D.C. for an intensive week spent getting an in-depth view of the federal government.
The United States Senate Youth Program held its annual Senate reception on Wednesday, which gave students in the program a chance to meet with their U.S. senators on Capitol Hill.
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Throughout Washington Week, two student delegates from each state take part in a packed agenda that gives them a closer look at the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
Learn more about two Massachusetts seniors who were chosen for this year’s U.S. Senate Youth Program in the video player above.
According to the program’s website, participants meet with Senate co-chairs and other Senate leaders, a Supreme Court justice, the president, a foreign ambassador to the U.S., officials from the Departments of State and Defense, along with senior members of the media.
The Department of Defense also provides a “purple team” of 17 military members from each service branch to mentor the student participants.
“The mentors help the students move smoothly from one high-level venue to the next and guide the students in the protocol and comportment necessary during the week,” the program website says.
The United States Senate Youth Program is funded and administered by the Hearst Foundations.
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the Hearst Foundation Inc. are independent private philanthropies that operate separately from the Hearst Corporation. Since their inception in the 1940s, the foundations have awarded more than $1.57 billion across 23,000 grants.
Hearst Foundations’ funding assists with disaster relief; helps organizations that create sustainable employment and productive career paths for adults; improves health and quality of life; increases academic achievement by providing access to high-quality education; promotes arts and sciences; and enhances family stability and self-sufficiency.
Hearst is the parent company of Hearst Television, which owns this television station.
