Congressman Adrian Smith's Youth Advisory Council

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For Immediate Release October 2, 2015	Rick VanMeter 202-225-6435

Smith Announces Youth Advisory Council Members

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced the names of Third District high school students who will serve on his Youth Advisory Council for the 2015-2016 academic school year. 2015-2016 Youth Advisory Council members include:  Heather Bentley of Miller, Amherst Public School; Giselle Bergmeier of Beatrice, Beatrice High School; Macie Clawson of Hastings, Hastings High School; Grace Clawson of Hastings, Hastings High School; Trevor Conway of Fullerton, Fullerton High School; Haley Ehrke of Orleans, Southern Valley Public Schools; Valerie Ford of Sutton, Sutton Public Schools; Matthew Fredricks of Alda, Grand Island Northwest High School; Sara Gingerich of Dix, Potter-Dix High School; Edward Li of Cook, Johnson County Central High School; Andrew Moritz of Hastings, Hastings High School; Caitlyn Nelson of Atkinson, West Holt Public School; Jared Pilkington of Scottsbluff, Scottsbluff High School; Katelynn Piper of Clay Center, Harvard Public School; Joel Schroeder of Paxton, Paxton Consolidated Schools; Joseph Taylor of Cambridge, Cambridge High School; Tara Taylor of Long Pine, Ainsworth Community Schools; Jordan Villarreal of Arapahoe, Arapahoe High School; Kelton Walz of Broken Bow, Broken Bow High School; Maverick Widdowson of Kearney, Kearney High School; and Tori Wilson of Elwood, Elwood Public Schools. Smith’s Youth Advisory Council is a forum for high school students to discuss opinions, thoughts, and concerns about local and federal issues with Smith throughout the school year.  Through in-person meetings and other contacts, the Council provides students an opportunity for involvement and insight into their government and communities. The Council is open to junior and senior high school students who are selected through an application process in the spring.  For more information, interested parties are encouraged to contact Smith’s Scottsbluff office at 308-633-6333 or visit Smith’s website athttp://AdrianSmith.house.gov/YouthAdvisoryCouncil. ###