Two Arizona students selected for United States Senate Youth Program The U.S. Capitol Building. (Source: NBC) By Shelby Trahan | February 25, 2021 at 2:58 PM MST - Updated February 26 at 5:43 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Two students from Arizona will get a chance to study under Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.
On Thursday, Feb. 25, the United States Senate Youth Program announced the two will represent Arizona during the 59th annual USSYP Washington Week.
According to a news release, Nathaniel Cross of Tucson and Eman Massoud of Gilbert were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to be part of the 104 national student delegation who will each also receive a $10,000 college scholarship for undergraduate study.
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