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The 2008-2009 application form is now available. Please see www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/senateyouth.html
Each year the William Randolph Hearst Foundation sponsors a scholarship for two student leaders from each state and the District of Columbia to visit Washington, D. C. (all expenses paid), as guest of the Hearst Foundation and a $5,000 college scholarship for undergraduate studies at an accredited United States university or college. During the visit to Washington, D.C., students engage in a series of seminars and briefings with Senators and members of the House of Representatives and meet with officials from the executive and judicial branches of government.
The principal of a New York State high school may select only one candidate for this statewide competition. Any high school junior or senior is eligible. Districts with more than one high school can nominate a candidate from each high school. The nominee must currently (2008– 2009) be serving in an elected capacity in any one of the following student government offices: Student body president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer; Class president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer; Student council representative. A student who is a representative to a district, regional or state-level civic or education organization may also be nominated.
IMPORTANT 2008-2009 New York State Senate Youth Dates:
The Board of Regents invites nominations for the Louis E. Yavner Teaching and Citizen Awards for 2008. These awards provide recognition of a teacher and a citizen who have made outstanding contributions to New York State education about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights. The awards were established by the Regents and funded by the late Regent Emeritus Louis E. Yavner. State Education Department staff are not eligible for these awards.
The deadline for submission of nominations is Friday, January 30, 2009. Award winners will be notified in April 2009. Their names will remain confidential until the award ceremony in May 2009.
For general criteria and nomination forms, please see http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/yavner.html.