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60TH ANNUAL WASHINGTON WEEK MARCH 5–12, 2022 ussenateyouth.org 104 STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR A APPLICATION AND SELECTION WEEK-LONG GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP Two student delegates and a frst and second alternate will be designated EDUCATION PROGRAM AND WILL EACH by the chief school offcer from each state, RECEIVE A $10,000 UNDERGRADUATE the District of Columbia and DoDEA by December 1, 2021. The Hearst Foundations will COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP. provide $1,000 to each state-level department of education to assist with the selection expenses for the program, and will also provide a rigorous Te United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution in 1962 public affairs examination that may be used in creating the UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM (USSYP), the selection process. Applications are generally submitted in late summer and early fall, and a national nonpartisan initiative to provide an annual opportunity for may be obtained from high school principals, talented high school students with demonstrated leadership abilities to school counselors, or obtained directly from the state-level selection administrator or their state deepen their understanding of America’s political processes and strengthen department of education website. Application their resolve to pursue careers in public service. deadline dates and processes vary by state, and specifc application materials may be Te USSYP brings the highest-level ofcials from each branch of found on most state department of educa- tion websites. All state contacts, websites and government to meet with this outstanding group of young leaders—two deadlines are accessible on the USSYP website: high school juniors or seniors from each of the ffty states, the District of www.ussenateyouth.org Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)— HOW TO QUALIFY for an intensive week-long education and leadership program to be held either in Washington, D.C., or online. Te program is merit-based and Qualifed high school juniors or seniors must show demonstrated leadership by serving highly competitive. Each student will also receive a $10,000 undergraduate in elected or appointed positions in which they are actively representing a constituency college scholarship with encouragement to pursue coursework in history and in organizations related to student govern- political science. Now in its 60th year, the program has been fully funded ment, education, public affairs and commu- nity service. They must be actively serving since inception by THE HEARST FOUNDATIONS as an enduring in qualifed leadership positions, enrolled in commitment to preparing young people for civic leadership in our high school and living in the state (and for these purposes the District of Columbia) that participatory democracy. they will represent for the entire 2021–2022 Numbering more than 5,900, USSYP alumni serve the country in many academic year. The DoDEA central administrative offce will ways. Tey have become leaders in government, law, business, education, select the DoDEA delegates and alternates journalism, the military, medicine, health care, higher education and many residing overseas. Military dependents who reside and attend schools in the U.S. shall apply other felds. Alumni serve as elected and appointed ofcials at all levels for the program under the RESIDENCY ruling of government, including a current United States senator, a current cabinet shown below. secretary, many congressional staf members, a former governor, former Alternate delegates will be selected as replace- ments if a primary delegate is unable to partici- senior political advisors to the president of the United States, former pate in Washington Week. If the primary delegate is unable to attend, The Hearst Foundations must ambassadors and former federal judges. Te commonality to all of their be notifed in advance. Attendance during the success is the desire to serve. entire Washington Week program, whether online or in person, is required to receive the fnancial scholarship; appropriate disposition THE PROGRAM of scholarship funds will be determined by the program director if a primary delegate is unable THE 60TH ANNUAL UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH to attend the program due to emergency circum- PROGRAM IS BEING PLANNED FOR MARCH 5–12, 2022 stances, or is dismissed. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE PROGRAM MAY BE HELD Selection will be based on the student’s ONLINE PENDING PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE, outstanding abilities and demonstrated qualities of leadership in an elected or appointed student TO BE DETERMINED IN THE FALL OF 2021. offce for the entire 2021-2022 school year. The primary purposes of the qualifying leadership Delegates will hear major policy addresses by senators, cabinet members, offcials position must be representation of a constituency of the Departments of State and Defense, leaders of other federal agencies and and service to others. A student who graduates senior members of the national media. Delegates also traditionally participate in a high school at the close of the fall 2021 semester/ meeting with a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the president of the United quarter is not eligible to apply for the program, and students other than DoDEA delegates must States. Most speaking events include in-depth question and answer sessions. be residing in one state of primary residence in The Hearst Foundations will pay all expenses for Washington Week including the U.S. during the entire 2021-2022 academic transportation, hotel and meals if held in person. The Department of Defense (DoD) year to participate. annually provides a team of competitively selected men and women offcers to serve 1. Any high school junior or senior student is as mentors and chaperones for the student delegates, and a registered nurse, eligible for the program provided they have not previously been a delegate to Washington licensed physician and professional security team are in place at all times throughout Week and has not received a USSYP scholarship. an in-person week. The student must hold a high-level b. Students may reside in a state other than 6. No arrangements for individual religious leadership position in any one of the the state in which they attend school practices or services other than dietary following student government, civic or if they are enrolled in the only designated guidelines will be made during an in-person educational organizations during the public high school available to them in a Washington Week. This policy will be strictly entire 2021-2022 academic year: school district that crosses contiguous state observed from the time the student delegates a. Student Body president, vice president, borders through legal interstate agreement. arrive at the Washington area airports, secretary or treasurer Students in these schools shall make train station and program site until they application to the program through the return home. b. Class president, vice president, secretary state where the high school is located and or treasurer 7. The program does not allow any individual shall represent that state if selected. or group athletic activities outside of the c. Student Council representative hotel facility. d. A National Honor Society offcer (including PROGRAM RULES discipline-based Honor Societies such as the 8. Failure to abide by rules and requirements of the program will result in dismissal from National English and Social Studies Honor 1. All delegates must agree to fully block the program and forfeiture of the $10,000 Societies that include service components) both arrival and departure travel days scholarship award. Rules related to the USSYP to participate in Washington Week e. Student representative elected or appointed and scholarship award shall be construed, OR fully block all online program days (appointed by a panel, commission or interpreted and applied by The Hearst if held virtually. board) to a local, district, regional or Foundations, whose action and determination state-level civic, service and/or educational 2. NO TOURS OR TRIPS WILL BE PERMITTED shall be fnal and binding. organization approved by the state selection BY INDIVIDUAL DELEGATES WHILE administrator, where the student holds a TRAVELING TO OR FROM WASHINGTON, position of representation to a constituency D.C. OR WHILE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. SCHOLARSHIP providing service to others. THIS POLICY INCLUDES ANY OTHER The Hearst Foundations believe it is in the 2. OUTSIDE ACTIVITY, CONFERENCE, Participation or holding an offcer public interest to encourage these outstanding SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION OR EVENT position in academic clubs, educational young people to continue their educational OF ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WHICH competition programs/conferences, or development. The $10,000 undergraduate IS CONDUCTED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OR organizations designed primarily for college scholarship award is subject to the THE SURROUNDING AREA DURING THE the student’s personal development and conditions and requirements specifed below. TIME FRAME OF THE USSYP WASHINGTON enrichment do not qualify a student for Additional detailed scholarship information will WEEK, AND INCLUDES ANY OUTSIDE the USSYP, although many students who be provided to the delegates after Washington APPOINTMENT OR EVENT DURING AN qualify participate in these activities. Week. Certifcates representing the award will be ONLINE PROGRAM WEEK. The positions listed below DO NOT qualify presented to the delegates during their visit to the student for the program: All travel provided by The Hearst Foundations Washington, D.C., often personally signed • Attendance or offcer position at Boys/ is round-trip only and scheduled within the by their senators. Girls Nation or State summer conference time frames listed below: • Member of a National Honor Society ARRIVAL D.C.: Saturday, March 5 SCHOLARSHIP RULES (serving as an elected offcer for the between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM organization for the entire school year DEPARTURE D.C.: Saturday, March 12 1. The $10,000 college scholarship and is acceptable) between 5:00 AM and 9:00 AM attendance at the Washington Week • Member or leader of the Boy Scouts, program are one, inseparable award. 3. The chief state school offcer from each state, Girl Scouts or JROTC Delegates must participate in the Washington the District of Columbia and DoDEA must Week program in accordance with all program • A founder or chairperson of a self- submit in writing to The Hearst Foundations created group rules and policies in order to receive the by DECEMBER 1, 2021 the names of the fnancial scholarship. • A participant, captain or offcer in two delegates and two alternates. Upon Mock Trial, Debate Team, Model UN, confrmation of qualifcations, the program 2. The USSYP scholarship is designated for or other academic club, mock legislature, requires each delegate to submit a statement undergraduate college study only at an conference or competition where the of participation, a code of conduct agreement accredited United States college or university. primary engagement is for individual and medical release to be signed by students All students are encouraged to include history, educational enrichment. and parents/legal guardians. political science or related subjects in their undergraduate program. RESIDENCY: Each student must be a legal 4. Code of Conduct: Delegates will be permanent resident or citizen of the United the guests of the United States Senate and 3. The $10,000 scholarship is designated for States at the time of application. Students The Hearst Foundations throughout the the specifed student’s education expense must be enrolled for the entire academic year in program, whether in person or online, and and must be used within four years after a public or independent high school located in are required to conduct themselves with enrollment. Funds are paid directly to the the state (and for these purposes the District of civility, dignity and professionalism. Debate college or university in the student’s behalf. Columbia) in which at least one of their parents and discussion are actively encouraged in No funds may be given directly to a student. or guardians currently resides. Home-educated an environment of tolerance, respect and The scholarship will be issued in either students must be approved by their state inclusion. Students selected to the program one payment of $10,000 or increments of department of education to apply. are serving as at-large public representatives $5,000 or $2,500. Exceptions to the residency requirement will only of their states, communities and schools, and 4. Students attending military academies be made in the following cases: attend the program to learn from the speakers (U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. and from one another. Students are prohibited Coast Guard) may draw the USSYP scholarship a. Students from DoDEA overseas will from engaging in lobbying, petitioning, protest per the guidelines to purchase required represent the state(s) of which the parents/ or overt political activism during Washington military uniforms, books, computer equipment guardians are U.S. legal voting residents. Week. Cyber bullying will not be tolerated. and other educational materials. Students attending DoD schools in the U.S. or students enrolled through U.S. military 5. It will be the responsibility of the parents/legal 5. A delegate will automatically forfeit eligibility bases in local schools must be residing in guardians to transport (at their expense) each for a scholarship award by failure to abide by the state in which their school is located for delegate to the nearest commercial airport all rules and requirements pertaining to the the entire academic year. or train station that provides round-trip travel program and the scholarship or in the event of to Washington, D.C. from their hometown. misconduct as a delegate to the United States All itineraries will be designed for the Senate Youth Program. least amount of travel time and most direct routing. THE WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATION

DIRECTORS

WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST III President

JAMES M. ASHER JOHN G. CONOMIKES MARK F. MILLER ANISSA B. BALSON LISA H. HAGERMAN VIRGINIA H. RANDT DAVID J. BARRETT GEORGE R. HEARST III MITCHELL I. SCHERZER FRANK A. BENNACK, JR. GILBERT C. MAURER STEVEN R. SWARTZ

PAUL “DINO” DINOVITZ GEORGE B. IRISH Executive Director Eastern Director RAYNE B. GUILFORD Program Director

LYNN DE SMET CAROLINE BERVER DENISE COHN SARAH T. MISHUROV Deputy Director Program Liaison Program Manager Social Media Manager

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UNITED STATES SENATE RESOLUTION 324

In 1962, Senate Resolution 324, submitted by WHEREAS in the high schools of the RESOLUTION 146. To amend S. Res. 324 Senator KUCHEL (for himself and Senators United States, there exists among students of the Eighty-seventh Congress to provide MANSFIELD, DIRKSEN, and HUMPHREY), who have been elected to student body of - for the participation of the Department of was referred to the Committee on Rules and fces in their junior or senior year a potential Defense education system for dependents in Administration, and, subsequently, unani - reservoir of young citizens who overseas areas in the Senate Youth Program. mously approved by the United State Senate are experiencing their frst responsibilities Resolved, That S. Res. 324, Eighty-seventh as follows: of service to a constituency and who should Congress, agreed to May 17, 1963, is amended WHEREAS the continued vitality of our be encouraged to deepen their interest in by adding at the end thereof the following Republic depends, in part, on the intelligent and understanding of their country’s political new section: process: Now, therefore, be it understanding of our political processes and Section 3. For the purpose of this resolution, the functions of our National Government by RESOLVED, That the Senate hereby expresses the term “State” includes the Department of the citizens of the United States; and its willingness to cooperate in a nationwide Defense education system for dependents in WHEREAS the durability of a constitutional competitive high school Senate youth overseas areas. democracy is dependent upon alert, talented, program which would give several represen - vigorous competition for political leadership; tative high school students from each State and a short indoctrination into the operation of the United States Senate and the Federal WHEREAS individual Senators have coop - Government generally, if such a program can erated with various private and university be satisfactorily arranged and completely undergraduate and graduate fellowship and supported by private funds with no expense internship programs relating to the work of to the Federal Government. Congress; and

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