Sayre Students Shine at Kentucky Youth Assembly

Sayre School won the Outstanding Delegation award at the 2024 Kentucky Youth Assembly held in Louisville, Kentucky, held November 13-15. This award is given to a Premier Delegation recognized by its peers as having the overall highest quality of participation, level of preparedness, and behavior exemplifying the YMCA’s four core values and culture. Out of 20+ schools, Sayre made the difference. 

In addition to this delegation award, Sayre students led the conference as presiding officers in the mock state government. Elected to lead KYA 2024 were: 

• Anna Huntress, Speaker of the House

• Charlotte Harris, Secretary of the Cabinet

Awards and titles

Students won the following awards and/or titles:

• Meredith Rouse: Outstanding Delegate & 2025 KYA Attorney General

• Kaitlyn Isberg: Outstanding Speaker

• Finn Ryan: Winner of Supreme Court Showcase Round

• Sophia Haddad: Chairperson promoted to Pro Tempore

• Ellie Oldham & Ella Anderkin: **Back-to-back KUNA/KYA Bill Champs by passing the House, Senate, and the Governor’s Desk. 

Bill teams

All bill teams received the Legislative Research Commission Seal of Approval. Sayre-affiliated bills included:

• Bluegrass Bill #19 (9th & 10th Grade): An Act Relating to Reducing Infant Mortality Rate in Rural Areas in Kentucky by Amelia Sutherlin, Kaitlyn Isberg, and Marielena De Pedro

• **Commonwealth Bill #21 (11th & 12th Grade): An Act Relating to Improved Treatment for Opioid Addicts by Ellie Oldham and Ella Anderkin

• Commonwealth Bill #22 (11th & 12th Grade): An Act Relating to the Proportional Enforcement of Criminal Fines by Mia Risco, Beau Porter, Anderson Kim, and Harper Monohan

Additional honors

Sayre students also excelled in the following areas:

Special Programs

• Cabinet Secretary: Phanisree Murty

• Committee Chair: Sophia Haddad (promoted to Pro Tempore)

• Door Keeper: Kate Yandell

Judicial

• Preston Trout and Brennan Williams performed admirably as Supreme Court Justices.

• Cynclair Dicken, Finn Ryan, and Meredith Rouse created an excellent attorney team.

Lobbyists

• Angelica Rich and Jayda Davis

Media Corps

• Robin Lynch and Dalaynie Wombles represented the Media Corps, writing stories, interviewing participants, and compiling news content in a variety of media platforms.

Sayre’s Delegation

Sayre students participating in the 2024 assembly were Ella Anderkin, Annika Barnsley-Byrns, Law Chiles, Jayda Davis, Madeline Dawson, Cynclair Dicken, Liam Elliott, Sara Garlington, Sophia Haddad, Marc Hana, Charlotte Harris, Anna Huntress, Will Huntress, Kaitlyn Isberg, Anderson Kim, Robin Lynch, Harper Monohan, Jack Mooney, Phanisree Murty, Ellie Oldham, Beau Porter, Angelica Rich, Mia Risco, Meredith Rouse, Finn Ryan, Jack Steinberg, Amelia Sutherlin, Barron Trapp, Preston Trout, Dhaarick Vinod, David Warren, Brennan Williams, Dalaynie Wombles, Marielena de Pedro, and Kate Yandell.

Congratulations to Sayre’s delegation!