Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Contact: Sean Oblack (202) 225-4176 Schiff Selects Altadena Teen for House Page Program 16-Year-Old Stella Clingmon to Work, Study in Washington, DC Next Semester WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has approved Congressman Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) nomination of Los Angeles County High School of the Arts student Stella Clingmon to participate in the U.S. House of Representatives Page Program for the upcoming 2005 spring semester.  “Stella will be an excellent representative in Washington of our local community,” Congressman Schiff said.  “I am confident that she will cherish her experience in the Page Program for the rest of her life.” Upholding a tradition over 200 years old, House Pages deliver correspondence and legislative material in the Capitol Complex.  They also work within the Democratic and Republican cloakrooms taking messages and answering phones.  In addition, Pages attend the House Page School in the Library of Congress’ Jefferson Building.  Accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, students take a “college prep” curriculum of computer technology, English, mathematics, social studies and either French or Spanish.   Ms. Clingmon lives with her parents and three brothers in Altadena where she is active with the Girl Scouts and Altadena United Methodist Church.  She has performed and competed in various singing venues and has traveled to southern states to help rebuild African-American churches that have been burned down.  Ms. Clingmon plans to study law and political science at Georgetown University after high school.   Eligible students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be at least 16 by the beginning of the program.  Participants will begin the spring semester in Washington on Sunday, January 30, 2005 and finish on Friday, June 10, 2005.  They live in the Page Residence Hall, a dormitory-style building near the Capitol and Library of Congress, staffed by a director and five assistants.  In addition, the lobby desk is always staffed with a U.S. Capitol police officer.  Three pages are assigned to each room to share a private bath and phone.  Pages are paid a monthly gross salary of $1,461.67, but they are responsible for $400 per month in rent and a $100 security deposit as well as travel and personal expenses.  Five breakfasts, five lunches and seven dinners per week are included within the rent.  In addition, while pages are provided with a uniform tie, they must bring with them specific clothes acceptable to the uniform-style dress code. Congressman Schiff represents California’s 29th Congressional District, which includes the communities of Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, East Pasadena, East San Gabriel, Glendale, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Temple City. - 30 -