Clay Swears in Members of 2014 1st Congressional District Youth Cabinet

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MONDAY 3.10.14

Clay Swears in 2014 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 2014 Class of Missouri’s 1st District Congressional Youth Cabinet in the St. Louis County Council Chambers at the County Government Center.  The Congressman and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley welcomed 42 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 an exercise in 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 personal investment in this endeavor, to help me do my job better. You 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 and violence directed at women and children. It is an on-going process that will provide top students with a path to become advocates for the issues that matter to them.

Members of the 2014 Missouri 1st District

Congressional Youth Cabinet

Jacob Anderson-Little       Central VPA HS

Matthew Austin                 Crossroads College Prep

Ryan J. Batisto                   McCluer North HS

Brooke Beatrice                 Crossroads College Prep

Jaryn Amir Blackshear-Bryant Cardinal Ritter College Prep.

Jorden Blair                       Gateway STEM HS

Daniel Blash                       Washington University in St. Louis

Marlynna Blumer              University City HS

India Bradley                      Cardinal Ritter College Prep.

Keisha Brent                      College Prep. HS

Daisia Brown                      Soldan Int. Studies HS

D'Lija Brown                     University City HS

Dana Buchanan                 Clyde C. Miller Career Academy

Allison Van Buren             Pattonville HS

Kendric Carlock                Central VPA HS

Alauna Christian               Clyde C. Miller Career Academy

Alexis Colbert                     Carnahan HS of the Future

Gianni Cook                       University City HS

Jacqueline M. Cox             Cardinal Ritter College Prep.

David Cross                        Lutheran HS North

Sydney Everett                   Barnard College

Benjamin Farmer              North County Christian School

Laura Fulton                      Pattonville HS

Kayla Houston                   Parkway North HS

Marie Victoria Ingram      McCluer HS

Bharadwaj Jilakara           Parkway North HS

Courtney Kelsey                 Gateway STEM HS

Clifton  L. Kinnie II           Lutheran HS North

Matthew Larios                  Gateway STEM HS

Jordan Loehr                     Soldan International HS

Chelsea Mackey                 Hazelwod East HS

Rachel Murphy                  Pattonville HS

Fredmartin Mwangi          Hazelwood West HS

Royce Purley                       Crossroads College Prep School

Tirzah Z. Russell                Central VPA

Nathalie Solorio                 Pattonville HS

Mikal Smith                       Cardinal Ritter College Prep HS

Fran Stuart                         University City HS

Nicolas Vazquez                 Hazelwood West HS

Christian J. Wallace          Normandy HS

Michael Joseph Watson, Jr.       Hazelwood West HS

Aliyah Wilson                     Crossroads College Prep School