Sevastopol senior Isabella Dereszkiewicz-Hodowany will receive a second inside look at how Washington works when she represents Wisconsin in the United States Senate Youth program. Dereszkiewicz-Hodowany and Nicholai Joseph Galusha of Greendale High School were selected by State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly to be among the 104 student leaders from across the country to study the federal government alongside U.S. Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin. Dereszkiewicz-Hodowany is no stranger to the Nation's capital, having served as a page for six months under Senator Tammy Baldwin. 

She says her interest in politics stems from her mother, who is a political refugee from Poland. Her love for democracy grew when she joined the YMCA's Youth in Government program and attended Girls Badger State, interacting with dozens of youth from around Wisconsin. She is excited to make similar connections when she attends the United States Senate Youth program.

Dereszkiewicz-Hodowany is looking forward to talking with one of the United States Supreme Court justices, where she hopes to ask about the impact artificial intelligence could have on the law moving forward. Delegates like Dereszkiewicz-Hodowany will also receive a $10,000 scholarship for undergraduate study as a part of the United States Senate Youth Program, which will run from March 1st to March 8th.