Clay Swears In 4th Class of Missouri's 1st Congressional District Youth Cabinet

Clay Swears in 4th Class of Missouri’s 1st District

Congressional Youth Cabinet

Best & Brightest Area High School Students Will Advise Congress on Key National and Local Issues

in Unique, Ongoing Civic Engagement

ST. LOUIS – Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri has sworn in the 4thClass of Missouri’s 1stDistrict Congressional Youth Cabinet at Harris-Stowe State University.  The Congressman and Harris-Stowe State University President Dr. Dwaun J. Wormack welcomed 26 outstanding high school students from across the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County. The Congressional Youth Cabinet will advise Congressman Clay and his staff on key national and local issues that impact young people. 

In his remarks to the exceptional group of young people who were all nominated by their high school principals, Congressman Clay said, “This is not just a nice honor or a passive appointment. This is about your personal commitment to real youth civic engagement. The C.Y.C. will give me a direct link to the things that really matter to you and have an impact on your life. I need your voices, your energy, and your fresh ideas to help me do my job better. Together, we are going to discuss the most important issues facing our nation and our community.”

Congressman Clay’s Congressional Youth Cabinet has already tackled issues like bullying; race relations; violence directed against women and children; combatting homelessness; and other important community service projects, including a very successful blood drive in cooperation with the American Red Cross

Members of the 2015 Missouri 1stDistrict

Congressional Youth Cabinet

Daniel Blash,                            Washington University of St. Louis

Kayla Brookins,                       Cardinal Ritter Prep.

Alexis Colbert,                          Carnahan High School of the Future

Zaria Dukes,                              Ritenour High School

Jazlen Durgins,                         Soldan High School  

Meliza Garcia,                          Gateway Tech. High School

Joseph Goldman,                      Parkway North High School

Julia Green,                              Cardinal Ritter Prep. High School

Lauryn Hudson,                       McCluer North High School

Princess Ingram,                       Rosati-Kain High School

Bharadwaj Jilakara,                Parkway North High School

Makayla Jones,                         North County Christian School

Nicole Jordan,                           Madison Prep.

Kayla Houston,                        Parkway North High School

Carniel Kinnie,                         Lutheran North High School

Olivia Martin,                           MICDS

Ashley Marshall,                       Cardinal Ritter High School

Richard Omoniyi-Shoyoola,     Metro High School

Amesha Payne,                         Carnahan High School of the Future

Cortise Perry,                           Gateway Tech.

Margaret (Maggie) Smith,       Rosati-Kain High School

Karlie Thornton,                      Hazelwood West High School

Quencee Thompson,                North County Christian School  

Maxyne Umana,                       Soldan High School  

Romekia Wallace,                     Cardinal Ritter College Prep.

Imani Welch,                             Cardinal Ritter College Prep.