Senate Page Program
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Senator Bennett meets with
page
Jolee Ann Fullmer. |
Senate pages enjoy a semester of study and work in the nation’s
capitol during their junior year of high school. The school day begins
at 6:15 a.m. and concludes
at 9:30 a.m. Pages then report for duty to their respective cloakrooms
and work until 5:00 p.m. or until the Senate adjourns for the day.
Floor duties consist primarily of delivery of correspondence and legislative
material within the congressional complex.
To be eligible a student
must
be 16 years of age, a citizen of the United States of America, and
have a social security number. Most young people appointed enjoy honor
roll
status at their home school and may not stay in the program if their
grades fall below a C in any class. Students must be willing
to
sign a code of conduct pledge and are required to comply with the page
program alcohol and drug policy.
With only 30 page positions to serve
the Senate’s 100 members, not all senators are able to appoint
pages and the competition is keen for the program. As such, this opportunity
is only open to three students per year. If you are a Utah student
interested in applying for the Senate page program please contact Senator
Bennett’s Salt Lake City office.
Additional information about the Senate Page Program may be found
on the U.S. Senate web site.
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