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? ? after a grueling application process,
allen
dug- gar , a senior at catholic high school (chs), was chosen to represent louisiana at the 2018-19 united states senate
youth
program
.
allen
joined louisiana senators bill cassidy and john kennedy as one of the state?s two delegates in washington, dc, for the annual
program
. sponsored by the hearst foundations, the pro- gram provides a $10,000 scholarship for each of the student-delegates. ?senate
youth
was truly the experience of a lifetime,?
allen
says. ?the two definite high- lights for me were having the opportunity to ask [supreme court chief justice] john roberts about judicial precedent and just meeting the other delegates. seeing such intelligent and driven people, who are my age, and having the opportunity to debate, rant and learn with them was incredible.?
allen
is also a musician who plays guitar and piano, and he is president of the chs band. he is vice president of the
youth
and government club, historian and co-founder of the quiz bowl team, and an eagle scout. he is even a national merit semifinalist for 2019 and received ap scholar with distinction recognition from the college board.
allen
has recently decided to attend the college of charleston as a william aiken fel- low and a harry and reba huge scholar. ?i?m planning to study english and maybe do a double major with history and then law school after that,? he says. whether honing his political chops, playing music, or acing his classes,
allen
is definitely one amazing kid. do you have one amazing kid? email education@brparents.com. m a y 2 0 1 9 | b r p a r e n t s . c o m 2 3
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