House Congressional Page Appointments

I have been selected to nominate a local high school junior for the U.S. House of Representatives Page Program to study and work in Washington, DC during the upcoming spring semester. Eligible students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be at least 16 by the beginning of the program. Participants will begin the spring semester in Washington on Sunday, January 30, 2005 and finish on Friday, June 10, 2005.

This is a wonderful opportunity for young Americans to experience their nation’s capital and the lawmaking process up close. Upholding a tradition over 200 years old, House Pages deliver correspondence and legislative material in the Capitol Complex. They also work within the Democratic and Republican cloakrooms taking messages and answering phones. In addition, Pages attend the House Page School in the Library of Congress’ Jefferson Building. Accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, students take a “college prep” curriculum of computer technology, English, mathematics, social studies and either French or Spanish.

Completed applications must be received in my Pasadena office at 35 S. Raymond Ave. no later than Thursday, October 21. Applications must be accompanied with three letters of recommendation and official grade transcripts for the 9th and 10th grades. Signed “Declaration of Parental Consent” and “Requirements for Being a Page” forms must be submitted as well. While certain Members of Congress, are offered the opportunity to nominate a local youth, all final selection decisions are made by the Majority and Minority Leaders’ offices, and the program is administered through the House of Representatives’ Office of the Clerk.

For additional information about the page program, you may contact Josh Goldstein by phone at 202-225-4176, or by email at josh.goldstein@mail.house.gov.

Information on the House Page Program
Application for Congressional Page Appointment
Declaration of Parental Consent
Requirements for Being a Page