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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today announced that he has opened the application process for the Spring 2010 U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Page Program. One Northwest Indiana high school student will be nominated to participate in the program, which will run from January 24, 2010, to June 4, 2010, at the U.S. Capitol.
“The House Page Program is a unique opportunity for gifted high school students to spend a semester working for Congress in the U.S. Capitol,” said Visclosky. “The experience is both fun and educational, and I strongly recommend that all interested, eligible students apply.”
In order to be eligible a student must be a junior in high school, at least sixteen years of age, but no older than seventeen years of age at any point during the term in which they serve. In addition, the student must have a minimum cumulative academic grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and a foreign language for the 9th and 10th grades, as well as a 3.0 GPA in those subjects in the current school term. The application deadline is Friday, November 6, 2009. Interested students should contact Visclosky’s Merrillville office at 219-795-1844 to request an application. Principals at all Northwest Indiana high schools will receive notification of the application process.
House pages serve primarily as messengers, carrying important documents between Congressional offices, committees, and the House chamber. They also prepare the chamber for each day’s business, assist in the operations of each party’s cloakroom, tend to the House chamber while Congress is in session, and raise and lower the flag on the roof of the House side of the Capitol. Pages are paid for their service and live in the supervised House Page Residence Hall near the Capitol, but must cover the costs of their transportation to and from Washington and their page uniforms. Visclosky is eligible to nominate one Congressional Page for the spring 2010 term. There are 72 House page positions, with two-thirds for the majority party and one-third for the minority party, and Members of Congress sponsor pages on a rotating basis. |
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