Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) recently held the final meeting of his Congressional Youth Advisory Council (CYAC) for the 2013/14 school year. The CYAC is composed of select high school students from across the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas. At their final meeting, the students heard from State Representative Phil Stephenson, Mayor Tommy Kuykendall (Fulshear) and Fort Bend County Commissioner Andy Meyers. Each spoke about how state, county and city officials work with their federal counterparts like Rep. Olson and others in Congress to better serve our great communities.

“I would like to thank these bright and motivated students for taking time out of their school year to participate in this advisory committee. They provided important insight on the issues that affect today’s youth and hopefully they learned the importance of serving as strong leaders in their communities going forward," Olson said. "Each of these students has a bright future ahead of them and I wish them every success as they continue their journey through life. I encourage them to continue to work hard in school and follow their dreams.”

For those students interested in applying for the 2014-2015 school year, applications are now open. The Council meets four different times within the school year and includes a roundtable discussion on current events, as well as learning about the pivotal role of lawmakers, experts and citizens in a democracy. These high-achieving students will be considered Ambassadors for Congressman Olson and will be asked to provide feedback on legislation working its way through Congress.

To be considered, the completed application must be submitted to Rep. Olson's Pearland office no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, May 19, 2014. Click here for the 2014-2015 Congressional Youth Advisory Council Application (PDF).

Members of the 2013-2014 CYAC with Rep. Olson

 

Harris County School & Participant

Clear Lake

Denise Kwong

 

Brazoria County Schools & Participants

Alvin

Colton Becker

Roberto Nunez

 

Dawson

Solomon Conner III

Keturah April Crease

Aksmat Kumar

Colby Langan

Qiwei Li

Sharon Li

Mikala Lightning

Alison Long

Matthew Mendoza

Alexander Ressler

Matthew Wakhu

 

Pearland

Shivan Dave

Drake Dentry

Shiv Patel

 

Fort Bend County Schools & Participants

Austin

Hilario Lumbreras III

Walker Shores

 

Cinco Ranch

Kimia Hashemi-Nejad

Kayla McDaniel

Brinda Penmetsa

Tanner Pope

 

Elkins

Mishi Jain

 

Fort Bend Christian

Trent Rivers

 

Hightower

Diya Salian

 

Kempner

Charles Farrugia III

 

Lamar Consolidated

Aaron Christopher

Alexander Chapman

Mengjia Liu

 

Needville

Kayleigh Faas

Jessica Giles

Miranda Mitchell

Tyler Parnell

Brandy Schochler

 

Ridge Point

Vance Vaughan

 

Seven Lakes

Brady Ardis

Cole Baker

Yunah Caroline Chun

Cody Davis

Cory Davis

Alexandra Fortner

Pierson Fowler

Drew Goss

Collyn Kellogg

Richard McCanlies

Alyssa Mueller

Cy Austin Payne

Connor Phillips

Arthur Rankin

Cameron Savard

Brittany Scofield

Nicholas Supry

 

Travis

Austin Holliday

Oluwatobi Omole

 

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