Sara Gingerich of Dix was one of 21 members named to the Youth Advisory Council for Congressman Adrian Smith. Gingerich is a senior at Potter-Dix High School.
The congressman's office announced the complete list of advisory council members late last week. The council members will serve for the 2015-16 school year.
Smith's Youth Advisory Council is a forum for high school students to discuss opinions, thoughts and concerns about local and federal issues with Smith throughout the school year. Through in-person meetings and other contacts, the council provides students an opportunity for involvement and insight into their government and communities.
The council is open to junior and senior high school students who are selected through an application process in the spring. For more information, interested parties are encouraged to contact Smith's Scottsbluff office at 308-633-6333 or visit Smith's website at http://AdrianSmith.house.gov/YouthAdvisoryCouncil.
The complete list of advisory council members is as follows:
Heather Bentley of Miller, Amherst Public School.
Giselle Bergmeier of Beatrice, Beatrice High School.
Macie Clawson of Hastings, Hastings High School.
Grace Clawson of Hastings, Hastings High School.
Trevor Conway of Fullerton, Fullerton High School.
Haley Ehrke of Orleans, Southern Valley Public Schools.
Valerie Ford of Sutton, Sutton Public Schools.
Matthew Fredricks of Alda, Grand Island Northwest High School.
Sara Gingerich of Dix, Potter-Dix High School.
Edward Li of Cook, Johnson County Central High School.
Andrew Moritz of Hastings, Hastings High School.
Caitlyn Nelson of Atkinson, West Holt Public School.
Jared Pilkington of Scottsbluff, Scottsbluff High School.
Katelynn Piper of Clay Center, Harvard Public School.
Joel Schroeder of Paxton, Paxton Consolidated Schools.
Joseph Taylor of Cambridge, Cambridge High School.
Tara Taylor of Long Pine, Ainsworth Community Schools.
Jordan Villarreal of Arapahoe, Arapahoe High School.
Kelton Walz of Broken Bow, Broken Bow High School.
Maverick Widdowson of Kearney, Kearney High School.
Tori Wilson of Elwood, Elwood Public Schools.