Politics & Government
Palo Alto Teens Attending Presidential Inauguration
The students will record videos during their trip.
Five teens who put together videos for the City of Palo Alto have been rewarded for their effort with a trip to the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C.
Heading out Friday are Gunn High School students Dakota Baker and Nitya Kasturi, Palo Alto High School students Alec Furrier and Kenny Jones, and Caroline Clark of Woodside.
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Airfare for the five students and the two Media Center staff members has been donated by Southwest Airlines. Tickets for the Inauguration were arranged for through Rep. Anna Eshoo’s office.
Former Mayor Yiaway Yeh, Media Center Programming Manager Becky Sanders who managed the 2012 Mayor’s Youth Video Corps and Media Center Intern Wes Rapaport will accompany the students.
The teens will create videos for the Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO) organization during their trip.
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Yeh said, “It is important that youth voices be brought into civic life and for them to know that they can and do make a difference. Just because they don’t vote yet, doesn’t mean they can’t influence policy. I hope that by bringing them to Washington at this historic time, they might get a little fired up. The students worked incredibly hard on the infrastructure videos for Palo Alto, and this is one way Congresswoman Eshoo, the National Association of Broadcasters, and the Democratic Municipal Officials organization have chosen to recognize their outstanding work.”
DMO Executive Director Barbara Moore shared her thoughts on Palo Alto’s Youth Video Corps partnering with the organization. “Youth engagement is important to the DMO and each of our member local elected officials. We are proud to sponsor this group of students from Palo Alto to take part in the historic 57th Presidential Inauguration and recognize their ability to capture important perspectives on film.”
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