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Reporter-News Archives Wednesday, May 26, 1999 Albany junior chosen to be congressional page By KATHI STAPP Correspondent ALBANY — Albany High School junior Tim Miler has been selected as a congressional page for the U.S. House of Representatives this summer. The former student council president was selected from 23 applicants for the honor, U.S. Rep. Charles Stenholm announced. Five finalists went through rigorous personal interviews before the final selection was made. Miler was nominated by Albany Superintendent Jeri Pfeifer and high school Principal Dean Blair. Stenholm said this year’s may be one of the most interesting summer sessions of his 20-year term in Congress, so Miler couldn’t be coming to Washington at a better time. Miler’s selection was announced at a surprise assembly at the high school. “I was floored,” Miler said. “I had no idea until I walked into the assembly and saw Congressman Stenholm on stage. Then I knew!” Although there are more than 400 members of Congress, only 72 pages serve at any one time. Pages are paid $1,178 per month, with deductions for taxes and residence hall expenses. Miler will spend much of his time in the Longworth Building, where Stenholm’s office is located. He will be responsible for preparing the house chamber before each session and assisting Stenholm when he is called to the floor. “The experiences he will gain this summer will last a lifetime,” said his mother, Pam Davis. Miler will have some other Washington experiences. For 11 days he will participate in the Global Leadership Conference. Last year he participated in the National Leadership Conference in Washington and was selected to attend this summer’s world conference. Part of it will be held at the American University in Washington, and part at Manhattan College in New York City. Students from 30 countries will participate. Miler is a member of the AHS golf team and was a member of the Academic Challenge team that went to the finals this year. He’s also been involved in UIL literary events, the one-act play, PALS peer mentoring program for younger students and ADAPT, the drug and alcohol abstinence program. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:  texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local News Texas News Copyright ©1999, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications

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