RHS Student Meets with U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) attended the United States Senate Youth Program reception March 7 to congratulate one of the program’s two 2012 Pennsylvania delegates, .

John attends in Oakmont and serves as senior class president. He holds various officer positions in academic, athletic and social activities at his school and participates in the marching and concert bands. He also was the lead in the

The United States Senate Youth Program was created by a Senate resolution in 1962 and has been sponsored by the Senate and fully funded by The Hearst Foundations since. Each year this competitive merit-based program brings 104 of the most outstanding high school students — two from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity — to Washington, D.C., for an intensive week-long study of the federal government.

In addition to the program week, The Hearst Foundations provide all 104 student delegates with $5,000 undergraduate college scholarships to continue coursework in government, history and public affairs. Transportation and all expenses for the week in Washington were also provided by The Hearst Foundations; no government funds were used.

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