Amit Lohe, a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, has been selected as one of Kentucky’s two delegates for the 2017 U.S. Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C., and will spend March 4-11 experiencing his national government in action.
The student delegates will attend meetings and briefings with senators, House members, congressional staff, the president, a Supreme Court justice, leaders of Cabinet agencies, an ambassador, and senior members of the national media. They will also tour monuments and museums.
This program aims to instill more profound knowledge of the political process and a lifelong commitment to public service. All expenses are covered by The Hearst Foundations. In addition, each student will be awarded a $10,000 college scholarship with encouragement to pursue coursework in government, history, political science, and public affairs.
Amit is part of the Math, Science, and Technology Center at Dunbar, serves as chairman of the Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council’s legislative committee, and is co-president of the Dunbar Envirothon Team. He is a graduate of the Leadership Lexington Youth Program, a member of the National Honor Society, and a National Merit semifinalist. He has also conducted research at the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research, where he is working to reduce emissions from coal power plants. Amit plans to major in computer science, and later enter politics and public service.