A Lincoln high school student has been selected as a delegate to the 60th annual United States Senate Youth Program, which will be held March 5-10 in Washington Zein Saleh, a Lincoln North Star High School student, is one of two Nebraska students who will be part of the group of 104 student delegates who will attend the program’s Washington Week virtually.
The overall mission of the program is to help grow knowledge of the American political process and a lifelong commitment to public service. In addition to the program week, The Hearst Foundations provide each student with a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship.
During Washington Week, the student delegates virtually attend meetings and briefings with senators, members of the House of Representatives, Congressional staff, the president, a justice of the Supreme Court, leaders of cabinet agencies, an ambassador to the United States and senior members of the national media.
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