Carpenters’ Hall, in partnership with National History Day® (NHD), will be hosting the Young People’s Continental Congress (YPCC) this summer. We have invited 27 student-teacher teams to study history and civics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 14–18, 2025. Participants will interact with students and teachers from across the country, explore our nation’s founding, and learn how the ideals of the founding era continue to be debated, discussed, and refined over the last 250 years.
Each team includes one high school student and one teacher, for a total of 54 delegates.
In July 2024, we ran a pilot of this program with student-teacher teams from the original 13 colonies. Thank you to all partners and sponsors who such an incredible week of learning and exploring possible!
Learn more about last year’s teams’ experiences by watching this short video:
The program covers the travel costs for participants. The delegate teams will engage in an online learning program from January to June 2025 to learn about the revolutionary era and engage in dialogue and civic discourse. Following the program, the delegate teams will share their learning in two community presentations and participate in the NHD National Contest in the 2025/2026 academic year.
View the latest press release announcing the 2025 delegate teams here.
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“We are excited to expand the Young People’s Continental Congress for a second year and represent the United States’ full geographic diversity,” said Carpenters’ Hall Executive Director Michael Norris. “Our delegates will engage with leading historians and gain special access to Philadelphia’s unparalleled museums, historic sites and archives. The 2025 program promises to be truly inspiring and life-changing.”
Meet Our 2025 Delegates!
Alabama
Ms. Natalie Wright & Chrys Wright
Brewbaker Middle School / Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery
California
Mr. Aurelio Cortez & Nina Echevarria
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley
Connecticut
Mrs. Regina Lee & Dominik Rose
Vernon Center Middle School / Rockville High School, Rockville
Delaware
Ms. Barbara Stefani & Zhara Waters
St. Mark’s High School, Wilmington
District of Columbia
Ms. Hayle Russell & Gael Grim-Garcia
Templeton Academy D.C.
Georgia
Ms. Arminda Lawrence, Sr. & Jon Soren UyHam
Pace Academy, Atlanta
Guam
Mr. Brian Paul Galang & Kobe Miyashita
Father Duenas Memorial School
Indiana
Mrs. Emily Lewellen & Genevieve Laguna
Brown County High School, Nashville
Iowa
Ms. Cheryl Smith & Paige Neighbors
Johnston High School, Johnston
Minnesota
Mr. Chris Griggs & Mirabel Sinykin
Edina High School, Edina
Missouri
Mx. Liam Dale & Henry Elliott
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, Kansas City
Montana
Mrs. Taylor Olsen & Ella Cooney
Harlowton High School, Harlowton
Nebraska
Mrs. Cass Didier & Lauren Culver
Waverly High School, Waverly
New Jersey
Ms. Christy Marrella & Aidan Smeglin
Rosa Middle School / Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill
New York
Mrs. Mariah Duffy & Isabel Ginsberg
George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
North Carolina
Ms. Carrie Pratt & Sophia Nerenberg
Clyde A. Erwin Middle School / Martin L. Nesbitt Discovery Academy, Asheville
North Dakota
Mrs. Morgan Keena & Garrett Wells
Heritage Middle School / Horace High School, Horace
Pennsylvania
Ms. Jennifer Ameigh & Sophia Hyatt
Sayre High School, Sayre
South Carolina
Mr. Marc Turner & Nitya Cherukumalli
Spring Hill High School, Chapin
South Dakota
Mr. Austin Olson & Elizabeth Meyer
Waverly-South Shore School, Waverly
Tennessee
Ms. Kelly Davis & Skyler Huskey
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga
Texas
Ms. Karyn Cabana & Xavian Nguyen
Clear Falls High School, League City
Texas
Ms. Julietta Rojas & Theodora Ordaz
Valle Verde Early College High School, El Paso
Vermont
Mrs. Yelena Synkova & Ekaterina Synkova
Home School, Roxbury
Virginia
Mrs. Aroostine Sheston & Nam Nguyen
Brooke Point High School, Stafford
Washington
Mrs. Kathleen Hartman & Cooper Brix
Leota Middle School / Woodinville High School, Woodinville
Wisconsin
Ms. Kate Van Haren & Olivia Moore
Pittsville Elementary School / Pittsville High School, Pittsville
Thank you to our 2025 partners & sponsors:
YPCC is generously supported by the Philadelphia City Council through the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial, William Penn Foundation, Albert M. Greenfield Foundation, Independence Foundation, Le Vine Foundation, Kimmel Family Foundation, Philadelphia Foundation, Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution Color Guard, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Visit Philadelphia, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate, America250 Foundation, Bergman Foundation, Connelly Foundation, Sylvia W. & Randle M. Kauders Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, AMTRAK, Founding Forward, WHYY, Amy Branch and Jeff Benoliel, Terry Graboyes, Marguerite Lenfest, John Medveckis, The Honorable Edward G. Rendell, Kathy Sachs and Deborah Webster.