With the 2005 Legislature in session, students once again are signing up to work as pages for members of the state Senate or House of Representatives.
Page duties range from presenting flags to delivering documents to lawmakers. Students also spend two hours each day in the Page School studying government.
Three local teenagers recently took time off from school to serve in the Senate. Lacey Ulinski and Caleb Rieger from Arlington served as pages for Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington, during the first week of the session.
Lacey, an eighth-grader, and Caleb, a 10th-grader, are both home-schooled students. Caleb also takes classes at Bothell Christian School.
Paul Marcello of Lynnwood, an eighth-grader at St. Luke Catholic School, served as a page this week for Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell.
To serve as a page, students must have permission from a parent or guardian and from their school. Pages also must be between the ages of 14 and 16 when they apply, and be sponsored by a current member of the House or Senate.
Pages are responsible for their own housing and transportation. However, pages often live during the week with host families in Olympia. They are paid $35 for each day worked.
Rep. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, announced Friday that she is accepting applications for student pages. Those interested should contact Bailey’s office in Olympia at 360-786-7914. Applications also are available at www1.leg.wa.gov/House/ PageInternProgram.
Junior high and high school students who are interested in the Senate program can go to www.leg.wa.gov/senate/ sadm/senpage.htm.
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