This week, forty-seven high school students from around the United States are attending the 2013 National Rifle Association Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.), a seven-day, competitive college scholarship program held in Washington, DC.
This week, forty-seven high school students from around the United States are attending the 2013 National Rifle Association Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.), a seven-day, competitive college scholarship program held in Washington, DC.
Summit participants will tour memorials and monuments surrounding the nation’s capital as they learn the significance of the American Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the importance of being an active citizen.
Students who excel in the week’s debate and speech activities will be awarded up to $15,000 in college scholarships. An additional $15,000 in scholarships are available after the summit for Y.E.S. students who create a portfolio detailing the promotion of NRA programs, such as Eddie Eagle GunSafe® or Refuse To Be A Victim, in their community.
The 2013 Y.E.S. class was selected from hundreds of qualified applicants. Each prospective attendee completed an extensive application process comprised of essays about the Second Amendment, school transcripts and personal recommendations.
Y.E.S. was launched in 1996 by the National Rifle Association to encourage America’s youth to become active and knowledgeable citizens at the national and local levels. Funding for Y.E.S. is provided by The NRA Foundation through monies raised by grassroots fundraising program Friends of NRA.
2013 Y.E.S. Participants
- Lisa Maggi – Northport, Alabama
- Grant Goff – Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Katelyn Scott – Sierra Vista, Arizona
- Julia Clark – Carmel, California
- Ryan Kelly Murphy – Temecula, California
- Nathaniel Van Evera – Aurora, Colorado
- Sean Coffindaffer – Oxford, Connecticut
- Charles Welch – Dover, Delaware
- Melissa Brizzi – Largo, Florida
- Amber Call – Boise, Idaho
- Jacquelyn Newberry – Seneca, Illinois
- John Fair – O’Fallon, Illinois
- Dianna Rulon – Arcadia, Indiana
- Kyle Kimmi – Lancaster, Kansas
- Seth Evans – Heidrick, Kentucky
- Emily Fulton – Grand Cane, Louisiana
- Zachary Tan – Finksburg, Maryland
- Jason Spaude – Saginaw, Michigan
- Jacqueline Callens – Marshall, Minnesota
- Valerie Schlotzhauer – New Franklin, Missouri
- Matthew Bridges – Anguilla, Mississippi
- Abram French – Paradise, Montana
- Grayson Logue – Raleigh, North Carolina
- Ryan Head – Omaha, Nebraska
- Jewel Meyer-Hagen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Salvatore Triano – Patterson, New York
- Christian Miller – Loveland, Ohio
- Jay Gilbertson – McAlester, Oklahoma
- Mikayla Lewis – Bend, Oregon
- Robert Stewart – Tigard, Oregon
- Jacob Zieber – West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Kristen DeVilliers – Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
- Natalie Hunton – Tega Cay, South Carolina
- Tyler Heil – Lemmon, South Dakota
- Benjamin Mahaffey – Smithville, Tennessee
- Hunter Spaeth – Lubbock, Texas
- Colton Voorhis – Georgetown, Texas
- Rachel Garner – Celina, Texas
- Blake Novacek – Joshua, Texas
- Eric Babb – Highland, Utah
- Lauren Edmonson – Ogden, Utah
- Matthew Jones – Jarratt, Virginia
- McKenna Dahl – Arlington, Washington
- Alexandria Knight – Burlington, Wisconsin
- Anna Sommers – Burlington, Wisconsin
- Jacob Hanni – Elkview, West Virginia
- Alyssa Barnsdale – Lusk, Wyoming
Visit www.friendsofnra.org/yes to learn more about the Youth Education Summit or email yes@nrahq.org.