OLYMPIA – Three Federal Way students served as Senate pages for Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) during the 2025 legislative session.  

Julyssa Carias, a sophomore at Federal Way High School, served as a Senate page from Feb 10-14. Carias is interested in law and policy and met with Justice Mary Yu during her week in Olympia.  

Shay’lin Duncan-Tymas, a junior at Federal Way High School, served as a Senate page from March 17-21. Duncan-Tymas wants to pursue a degree in law and met with Attorney General Nick Brown during her week in Olympia — a role she now hopes to one day hold. 

Andrew Hwang, an 8th grader at St. Vincent de Paul and Federal Way resident, served as a Senate page from March 31–April 4. Hwang wants to go to law school and eventually become a prosecutor. He wrote a bill with his fellow pages, learned about the legislative process, and watch senators’ floor debates.  

“It was a privilege to have three passionate and civically engaged students from Federal Way join our office this session,” Wilson said. “It’s more important than ever young people get more involved in government, politics and policy.” 

A student from Mount Vernon also paged with Wilson’s office this session. Amanat Narwal, a junior at Mount Vernon High School, served as a Senate page from March 31–April 4. Narwal wants to become a surgeon one day and do advocacy work on the side.  

You can watch a video of Hwang and Narwal talking about their experience paging with Wilson’s office by visiting facebook.com/share/v/18a6Y9RUbf. 

The Senate Page Program offers students 14-16 years old a fun, week-long learning experience in the Legislature. They participate in hands-on engagement by delivering papers for Senate staff, drafting and presenting bills in mock committee hearings, and meeting with their senators. 

Applications for the Senate Page Program are now closed but will reopen for the 2026 legislative session on Nov 1, 2025. You can learn more by visiting leg.wa.gov/learn-and-participate/civic-education-programs/page-program. 

 

From top left: Julyssa Carias, Shay’lin Duncan-Tymas
From bottom left: Andrew Hwang, Amanat Narwal