{"id":414143,"date":"2026-01-18T03:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T03:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/414143\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T03:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T03:06:15","slug":"maui-prep-senior-selected-for-us-senate-youth-program-maui-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/414143\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui Prep Senior selected for US Senate Youth Program : Maui Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\"\"Anna Nguyen<\/p>\n

The\u00a0United\u00a0States\u00a0Senate\u00a0Youth\u00a0Program\u00a0announced\u00a0that\u00a0high\u00a0school\u00a0students\u00a0Anna\u00a0Nguyen of Maui Preparatory Academy\u00a0and\u00a0Lotus\u00a0Yasuda\u00a0will\u00a0join\u00a0US Sens.\u00a0Brian\u00a0Schatz\u00a0and\u00a0Mazie\u00a0K.\u00a0Hirono\u00a0in\u00a0representing\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a064th\u00a0annual\u00a0USSYP Washington\u00a0Week,\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0held\u00a0March\u00a07-14,\u00a02026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nguyen\u00a0of\u00a0Lahaina\u00a0was\u00a0selected\u00a0from\u00a0among\u00a0the\u00a0state\u2019s\u00a0top\u00a0student\u00a0leaders.\u00a0She joins Yasuda\u00a0as part of the\u00a0delegation\u00a0of\u00a0104\u00a0outstanding\u00a0high\u00a0school\u00a0students\u00a0\u2014\u00a0two\u00a0from\u00a0each\u00a0state,\u00a0the District\u00a0of\u00a0Columbia\u00a0and\u00a0the Department\u00a0of\u00a0Defense\u00a0Education\u00a0Activity\u00a0\u2014\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0intensive week-long\u00a0study\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0federal\u00a0government\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0lead\u00a0it,\u00a0meeting\u00a0with\u00a0Senators,\u00a0the\u00a0President,\u00a0a\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0Justice,\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0high-level officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Each\u00a0delegate\u00a0will\u00a0also\u00a0receive\u00a0a\u00a0$10,000\u00a0undergraduate college\u00a0scholarship\u00a0with encouragement\u00a0to\u00a0continue\u00a0coursework\u00a0in\u00a0government,\u00a0history\u00a0and\u00a0public\u00a0affairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nguyen,\u00a0a\u00a0senior\u00a0at\u00a0Maui\u00a0Preparatory\u00a0Academy,\u00a0serves\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Honor\u00a0Society\u00a0President.\u00a0As\u00a0a\u00a0policy\u00a0fellow\u00a0at\u00a0Housing\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s\u00a0Future,\u00a0she\u00a0works\u00a0closely\u00a0with\u00a0policy\u00a0advisors\u00a0to\u00a0research\u00a0Maui\u2019s\u00a0zoning\u00a0code\u00a0and\u00a0its\u00a0implications\u00a0on\u00a0housing\u00a0production.\u00a0She\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0Co-President\u00a0of\u00a0Model\u00a0UN,\u00a0Treasurer\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Student\u00a0Senate,\u00a0and\u00a0an\u00a0Admissions\u00a0Ambassador.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As\u00a0a\u00a0founding\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0Mock\u00a0Trial,\u00a0she\u00a0has\u00a0won\u00a0Outstanding\u00a0Attorney\u00a0eight\u00a0times\u00a0and\u00a0advanced\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0state\u00a0finalist\u00a0round\u00a0alongside\u00a0her\u00a0teammates.\u00a0Nguyen\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0Coca-Cola\u00a0Scholarship\u00a0Semifinalist,\u00a0a\u00a0two-time\u00a0Legal\u00a0EagleBee\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi\u00a0Champion,\u00a0and was\u00a0a\u00a0keynote\u00a0speaker\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0statewide\u00a0policy\u00a0conference.\u00a0In\u00a0college,\u00a0she\u00a0plans\u00a0to\u00a0further\u00a0her\u00a0interest\u00a0in\u00a0civic\u00a0engagement\u00a0by\u00a0studying\u00a0economics\u00a0and\u00a0politics\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0ultimate\u00a0goal\u00a0of\u00a0becoming\u00a0an\u00a0attorney.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nguyen said she\u00a0is\u00a0immensely\u00a0grateful\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0family,\u00a0friends,\u00a0and\u00a0mentors,\u00a0whose\u00a0guidance\u00a0has developed\u00a0her\u00a0worldview\u00a0of\u00a0empathy\u00a0and\u00a0solutions-oriented\u00a0change.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Delegates\u00a0and\u00a0alternates\u00a0are\u00a0selected\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0state\u00a0departments\u00a0of\u00a0education,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0District\u00a0of\u00a0Columbia\u00a0and the\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0Defense\u00a0Education\u00a0Activities,\u00a0after\u00a0nomination\u00a0by\u00a0teachers\u00a0and\u00a0principals.\u00a0The\u00a0chief\u00a0state\u00a0school\u00a0officer\u00a0for\u00a0each\u00a0jurisdiction\u00a0confirms the\u00a0final\u00a0selection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This\u00a0year\u2019s\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi\u00a0delegates\u00a0and\u00a0alternates\u00a0were\u00a0designated\u00a0by\u00a0Keith\u00a0T.\u00a0Hayashi,\u00a0State\u00a0Superintendent\u00a0of\u00a0Education.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The USSYP\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0competitive,\u00a0merit-based\u00a0program\u00a0created\u00a0by\u00a0Senate\u00a0Resolution\u00a0324\u00a0in\u00a01962\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0sons\u00a0of\u00a0William\u00a0Randolph Hearst\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Senate\u00a0leadership\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Senators Kuchel,\u00a0Mansfield,\u00a0Dirksen,\u00a0and\u00a0Humphrey.\u00a0The\u00a0USSYP\u00a0is\u00a0designed\u00a0to\u00a0encourage\u00a0America\u2019s\u00a0most\u00a0talented\u00a0young\u00a0people\u00a0to\u00a0consider\u00a0public\u00a0service as\u00a0an\u00a0important,\u00a0life-long,\u00a0and\u00a0noble\u00a0pursuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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USSYP\u00a0alumni\u00a0now\u00a0number\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a06,300\u00a0and\u00a0many\u00a0go\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0build\u00a0legacies\u00a0of\u00a0public\u00a0service.\u00a0Distinguished\u00a0alumni\u00a0include\u00a0Senator\u00a0Susan\u00a0Collins,\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0USSYP\u00a0delegate\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0elected\u00a0US\u00a0Senator;\u00a0former Secretary\u00a0of\u00a0Transportation\u00a0Pete\u00a0Buttigieg,\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0appointed\u00a0as\u00a0a Cabinet\u00a0Secretary;\u00a0Rep.\u00a0Sarah\u00a0McBride,\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0elected\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0US\u00a0House\u00a0of\u00a0Representatives;\u00a0former\u00a0Sen.\u00a0Cory\u00a0Gardner,\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0alumnus\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0elected\u00a0US\u00a0Senator\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0elected\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0US\u00a0House\u00a0of\u00a0Representatives,\u00a0and\u00a0former\u00a0New\u00a0Jersey\u00a0Gov. Chris\u00a0Christie,\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0elected\u00a0governor.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anna Nguyen The\u00a0United\u00a0States\u00a0Senate\u00a0Youth\u00a0Program\u00a0announced\u00a0that\u00a0high\u00a0school\u00a0students\u00a0Anna\u00a0Nguyen of Maui Preparatory Academy\u00a0and\u00a0Lotus\u00a0Yasuda\u00a0will\u00a0join\u00a0US Sens.\u00a0Brian\u00a0Schatz\u00a0and\u00a0Mazie\u00a0K.\u00a0Hirono\u00a0in\u00a0representing\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a064th\u00a0annual\u00a0USSYP Washington\u00a0Week,\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0held\u00a0March\u00a07-14,\u00a02026.\u00a0 Nguyen\u00a0of\u00a0Lahaina\u00a0was\u00a0selected\u00a0from\u00a0among\u00a0the\u00a0state\u2019s\u00a0top\u00a0student\u00a0leaders.\u00a0She joins Yasuda\u00a0as part of the\u00a0delegation\u00a0of\u00a0104\u00a0outstanding\u00a0high\u00a0school\u00a0students\u00a0\u2014\u00a0two\u00a0from\u00a0each\u00a0state,\u00a0the District\u00a0of\u00a0Columbia\u00a0and\u00a0the Department\u00a0of\u00a0Defense\u00a0Education\u00a0Activity\u00a0\u2014\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0intensive week-long\u00a0study\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0federal\u00a0government\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0lead\u00a0it,\u00a0meeting\u00a0with\u00a0Senators,\u00a0the\u00a0President,\u00a0a\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0Justice,\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0high-level…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,198522,116962,198523,2420,473,198524,198525,198526,198527,133248,198528,198529,3,8636,198530,21,19,198531,22,20,25,24,198532,198533],"class_list":{"0":"post-414143","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-anna-nguyen","10":"tag-brian-schatz","11":"tag-department-of-defense-education-activity","12":"tag-government","13":"tag-history","14":"tag-keith-hayashi","15":"tag-legal-eaglebee","16":"tag-lotus-yasuda","17":"tag-maui-preparatory-academy","18":"tag-mazie-hirono","19":"tag-mock-trial","20":"tag-national-honor-society","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-pete-buttigieg","23":"tag-pubic-affairs","24":"tag-united-states","25":"tag-united-states-of-america","26":"tag-united-states-senate-youth-program","27":"tag-unitedstates","28":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","29":"tag-us","30":"tag-usa","31":"tag-ussyp","32":"tag-ussyp-washington-week"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}