Rockwood School District: Marquette Student Named Delegate To U.S. Senate Youth Program

Press release from the Rockwood School District:

February 25, 2021

Marquette High senior Sarah George is one of two students from Missouri and 104 from around the country who has been selected as a delegate to the 2021 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP).The honor includes a $10,000 college scholarship and the chance to interact with fellow delegates and federal government leaders during Washington Week, which will be held in a virtual format this year from March 14-18.George is the first Rockwood student to be chosen as a USSYP delegate since Lafayette High's Meghana Bharadwaj in 2016."It's an honor, first and foremost, to represent Missouri. I've lived here all my life, so I'm happy to show pride for Missouri," George said. "I would love to spread the information and knowledge I get from the executive level. Not a lot of people have that insight as to what's happening on the front lines."Since 1962, the USSYP had provided a yearly opportunity for selected students to gain an in-depth view of the Senate and the federal government overall as well as a deeper understanding of the interrelationship of the legislative, judicial and executive branches. Delegates are chosen from the ranks of students who show strong academic, leadership and philanthropic credentials and who are interested in pursuing careers in public service.As a delegate, George will get the opportunity to meet virtually with leaders such as President Joe Biden, a Supreme Court justice and Missouri senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, among others.She also gets the chance to connect with students from around the United States.​"I really want to be in an environment where there are other delegates who are like me and unlike me," George said. "We have a group chat with all the other USSYP delegates, and these people are extraordinary, so invested in political activism. I'm inspired by that."George said she plans to study medicine in college and become a physician. She is also interested in how public health policy affects her future profession."I really like the intersectionality of medicine as a whole and health policy, the political side and social justice side of medicine," George said. "Being a physician also gives me room to be a patient advocate and a medial advocate."

Marquette High senior Sarah George is one of two students from Missouri and 104 from around the country who has been selected as a delegate to the 2021 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP).The honor includes a $10,000 college scholarship and the chance to interact with fellow delegates and federal government leaders during Washington Week, which will be held in a virtual format this year from March 14-18.George is the first Rockwood student to be chosen as a USSYP delegate since Lafayette High's Meghana Bharadwaj in 2016."It's an honor, first and foremost, to represent Missouri. I've lived here all my life, so I'm happy to show pride for Missouri," George said. "I would love to spread the information and knowledge I get from the executive level. Not a lot of people have that insight as to what's happening on the front lines."Since 1962, the USSYP had provided a yearly opportunity for selected students to gain an in-depth view of the Senate and the federal government overall as well as a deeper understanding of the interrelationship of the legislative, judicial and executive branches. Delegates are chosen from the ranks of students who show strong academic, leadership and philanthropic credentials and who are interested in pursuing careers in public service.As a delegate, George will get the opportunity to meet virtually with leaders such as President Joe Biden, a Supreme Court justice and Missouri senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, among others.She also gets the chance to connect with students from around the United States.​"I really want to be in an environment where there are other delegates who are like me and unlike me," George said. "We have a group chat with all the other USSYP delegates, and these people are extraordinary, so invested in political activism. I'm inspired by that."George said she plans to study medicine in college and become a physician. She is also interested in how public health policy affects her future profession."I really like the intersectionality of medicine as a whole and health policy, the political side and social justice side of medicine," George said. "Being a physician also gives me room to be a patient advocate and a medial advocate."

This press release was produced by the Rockwood School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.