Seven area high school students will be San Mateo County's first youth cultural ambassadors.
The inaugural seven will seek to "build community through art and culture with the goal of greater youth involvement in the community," the county said in a statement.
The County Office of Arts and Culture named the seven following a competitive application process.
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The students are: Alejandro Carreón, a 17-year-old visual artist from Foster City; Amelia Lauren Chen, a 17-year-old ballet dancer from Daly City; Mikaela George, 16-year-old classical vocalist from Foster City; Lauren Lin, a 17-year-old who is currently the Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate. Lin will be the inaugural Youth Poetry Ambassador; Claire Sonnenburg, a 17-year-old visual artist from Redwood City; Daniel Strebulaev, a 15-year-old pianist from Atherton; and Keiya Wada, a 15-year-old cellist from Foster City.
According to county information, each ambassador will develop and execute a project that engages the community and will help host an ambassador gathering for middle and high school students in the spring of 2024.
As the Youth Poetry Ambassador, Lin will be invited to attend Board of Supervisors meetings to read poetry. Each Youth Cultural Ambassador will receive $500 for their participation.
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