Shiner High graduate chosen to intern in Washington, D.C.

Bailey Smith, a 2022 graduate of Shiner High School, and an Agricultural Communications and Journalism and Agricultural Leadership and Development double major at Texas A&M University, recently began a fall 2025 internship in Washington, D.C. 
Bailey will spend the fall as an integral part of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
Bailey is one of eight students selected for an internship through the Agricultural & Natural Resources Policy (ANRP) Internship Program at Texas A&M University. 
Bailey’s duties include monitoring legislation, attending committee hearings and briefings, and preparing reports for senior staff members. 
Bailey is the daughter of Michael and Sarah Smith.
“The ANRP Internship Program is one of few in the nation specifically geared toward transforming today’s agricultural students into tomorrow’s leaders,” said Stephanie Webb, director of the ANRP Internship Program. 
“Through this opportunity, students use what they have learned in the classroom in a professional work setting. Not only will this D.C. experience be attractive to future employers, but our students are also providing valuable assistance to the offices in which they intern.”
The program is in its 35th year of sending students to Washington, D.C. to work in congressional offices and other agricultural organizations. Since its inception, more than 1300 Aggies have participated in the program. 
Each student receives course credit for their internship as well as a scholarship in the form of housing, which is partly supported by private donors and commodity organizations.
To learn more about Bailey and her experiences, visit the program’s website at anrp.tamu.edu.