Carroll Students Selected as Pages for State Legislature

Five Carroll County public school students have been chosen to spend two weeks assisting state legislators during the upcoming session. 

Each year the Maryland State Legislature invites high school students from around the state to serve as pages on the floor of the House of Delegates and Senate. Carroll County is eligible to select four representatives and one alternate. Seniors from all eight public high schools in Carroll County were eligible to apply for the honor of serving as student page.

 This year the students representing Carroll County are:

• Taylor Bowen – South Carroll High School

• Margaret Buckley – South Carroll High School

• Rachel Mann – North Carroll High School

• Nicolette Sartori – Francis Scott Key High School

• Bhavneet Athwal – Manchester Valley High School (will serve as Alternate).

The program allows high school seniors, selected by a local committee, to work as legislative pages for two non-consecutive weeks during the regular session of the legislature, according to a news release. 

The goal of the program is to interest youth in state government, particularly in the proceedings of the Maryland legislature. Also, the page program is expected to increase participation in government and foster leadership among youth, as well as to provide students with worthwhile experiences in state government. 

During their assignment, the pages selected for 2014 will maintain the bill books of individual delegates and senators, run errands, distribute literature, and provide general assistance to the legislators.