Two local high school students are among 30 from across Arkansas who are lending their voices to discussions of federal policies as members of U.S. Senator John Boozmans Congressional Youth Cabinet. The Congressional Youth Cabinet is a program seeking to expose students to the legislative process and opportunities for advocacy and civic engagement.
The students met for the first time in Little Rock on Friday and among them were Isabella Bevel of Mountain Home and Lorena Bemis of Mountain View.
The Congressional Youth Cabinet is a nonpartisan initiative allowing students to gain firsthand experience with engaging in the democratic process. Participants will attend several meetings throughout the school year. As part of the program, they will research a national issue they select and present policy solutions and recommendations to Boozman at the final meeting in April in Little Rock.
Students actively involved in their communities and who had demonstrated leadership experience were selected from each of Arkansass four congressional districts.
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