Round Rock High School senior Krupali Kumar beat out thousands of students to be one of two selected to represent the state of Texas in the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP).
Each year, the highly competitive merit-based program provides the two most outstanding high school students from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity, with an intensive week-long study of the federal government and the people who lead it. The program’s overall mission is to help instill within each class of USSYP student delegates more profound knowledge of the American political process and a lifelong commitment to public service.
With Kumar’s selection, she will join Senator John Cornyn, Senator Ted Cruz, and 104 student delegates from across the nation for the virtual conference during the 60th annual USSYP Washington Week in March. She will also receive a $10,000 college scholarship for undergraduate study.
Kumar currently serves as the president of the National Honor Society at Round Rock High School and has an extensive history of leadership roles. These roles include serving as vice president of Model United Nations and captain of the varsity Policy Debate team. She is also the founder of the Austin Liberation Youth Movement; a grassroots, student-run organization focused on social justice activism. Most notably, Krupali organized an event supporting the Black Lives Matter movement at the Texas State Capitol.
