Category Archives: Washington Week

Delegate Essays Bring To Life Fond Memories of an Amazing Washington Week

We put out the call, and the delegates of the 53rd annual United States Senate Youth Program Washington Week have answered. Reflective essays describing this once-in-a-lifetime experience have come from all parts of our great nation. All the essays will be posted in their entirety in June, but until then, we would like to share a few excerpts. What was Washington Week? You could say …

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Senate Co-Chairs Make All the Difference

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is a profound example of how beneficial a public-private partnership can be.  Begun in 1962 through Senate Resolution 324, the fifty-three year old program has been fully funded by The Hearst Foundations and sponsored by the Senate since inception – no government funds are utilized. Senators support the program through serving on the USSYP Advisory Committee; the Senate Majority …

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2014 USSYP Yearbook hits the stands!

Senator Jon Tester with Montana delegates Rachel Skaar and Sharidan Russell Each year the United States Senate Youth Program publishes a yearbook that is a life-long keepsake for all of the Washington Week student delegates. The yearbook is also sent to all Members of the Senate, all of the speakers who graciously gave their time, all state departments of education nationwide that select the students, …

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USSYP Military Mentors: Elite Officers Guide Students Through Washington Week

The students who are selected as delegates for the United States Senate Youth Program are among the highest achieving in the nation, both academically and through in-depth extracurricular commitments in student politics, community service, athletics and artistic pursuits.  Arriving in Washington, D.C., they are met by a cadre of elite military officers, also hand-selected through a highly competitive process, representing each branch of Military Service, …

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Students Speak Out During Washington Week

USSYP Student Activities Director Steve Cox conferring with student Farewell Speakers Owen Lyons and Olivia Castor This month’s blog post features leaders among leaders: profiles of the two student delegates who were chosen by the group to serve as the Farewell Speakers on the final evening of Washington Week 2013. A program tradition, each year the students create their own nominating and auditioning process to …

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NASA’s Charles Bolden: Spotlight On Washington Week Speakers

Administrator Bolden at Washington Week 2012 Welcome to the new U.S. Senate Youth Program blog where we will endeavor to give you current information about the program, our alumni and the people and places that make Washington Week happen.  Whether you are a student leader interested in history, government and politics, or you are a school counselor, teacher or parent interested in encouraging such students …

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