The WIHS Junior Committee & Youth Ambassador Program sponsored by Signature Academics and Signature One-to-One School was created in 2009 to offer Washington, DC–area teens interested in horses and event production the opportunity to be a part of the inner workings of the Washington International Horse Show.
Through an application process, approximately 30 teens from public, charter and private schools in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, are selected to join this innovative program.
During the summer and fall, working with WIHS staff, JC members develop ideas from the youth perspective for the show, learn new skills, and are involved in equine-related volunteer activities, such as helping at therapeutic riding centers such as Great & Small and Sprout.
During show week, members assist with autograph signings, social media takeovers, photography, WIHS Barn Night, community events and other operational activities.
Several members of the WIHS Junior Committee hold leadership roles as Youth Ambassadors for specific areas of responsibility, chairing meetings, organizing events and representing the show’s youth perspective to the media.
Information about joining the 2025 WIHS Junior Committee will be available in April. Applicants must be students between the ages of 14 and 18 enrolled at local Washington, DC, Virginia or Maryland-area schools. For questions, email info@wihs.org.
Meet the 2024 WIHS Junior Committee!
15 | Herndon, VA | Oakton High School School
16 | Glenwood, MD | Glenelg High School
15 | Arlington, VA | Arlington Tech
14 | Aldie, VA | St. Paul VI Catholic High School
14 | Davidsonville, MD | South River High School
15 | Potomac, MD | Winston Churchill High School
14 | Bethesda, MD | Walt Whitman High School
16 | Mechanicsville, MD | Chopticon High School
14 | | Potomac, MD | Maret School
16 | Huntingtown, MD | Huntington High School
15 | Millersville, MD | Arundel High School
15 | | Vienna, VA | The Potomac School
16 | | Rockville, MD | Thomas S. Wootton High School
15 | Gaithersburg, MD | Poolesville High School
15 | McLean, VA | The Potomac School
16 | Sandy Spring, MD | Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
16 | Arlington, VA | American Heritage School
16 | Sterling, VA | Lake Braddock Secondary School
14 | Washington, DC | Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
14 | Woodbine, MD | Mcdonogh School
15 | Kensington, MD | Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
15 | Brookeville, MD | Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
16 | Midlothian, MD | Clover Hill High School
17 | Germantown, MD | Northwest High School
15 | Takoma Park, MD | Montgomery Blair High School
15 | Arlington, VA | The Maderia School
17 | Marriottsville, MD | Marriotts Ridge High School
Takoma Park, MD | Montgomery Blair High School
15 | Oakton, VA | Laurel Springs School
17 | McLean, VA | The Maderia School
15 | Washington, DC | MacArthur High School
15 | Clarksburg Homeschool
17 | Laurel, MD | Reservoir High School
14 | Cheverly, MD | Elizabeth Seton High School
15 | Darnestown, MD | Northwest High School
15 | Fredericksburg, VA | Chancellor High School
14 | Alexandria, VA | Bishop Ireton
14 | Stevenson, MD | Mcdonogh School
17 | Vienna, VA | Langley High School
15 | Washington, DC | The Maderia School
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