SPRINGFIELD – Rep. Charlie Meier showed Maliah Riechmann and Clara Kozuszek around the Capitol today as they served as his Page for the Day.
Maliah Riechmann is a senior at Nashville Community High School with a list of accomplishments including:
- President of FFA Chapter for 2 years
- President of 4H Chapter for 2 years
- President of Washington County 4H Teen Leaders
- Universal Dance Association All American
- Section 21 FFA Vice President
- Illinois FFA State Degree Recipient
- Top 10 FFA Chapter Reporter in 2024
- Won 1st place in Section 21 Public Speaking Contest
- 4H member since she was 8
- Washington County 4H Teen Leaders Member
- NCHS Stinger Dancer
- 2025-2026 IDTA A Hip-hop State Champion and IDTA A Jazz State Runner Up
- IDTA Rising Star in 2024 & 2026
- Illinois FFA Washington Leadership Conference Scholarship Recipient
- Illinois Farm Credit Scholarship Recipient
- NCHS Positeen Award
- 1st and 2nd Grade Sunday School Teacher
- Drama Club Member
- Kindness/Lifeseavers Club Member
- 2nd Place at Poetry Out Loud Contest
- Member of National Honor Society
- Senior Peer Mentor
- Washington County Farm Bureau Young Leaders Member
Maliah plans to attend Rend Lake Community College to obtain an associate’s in agriculture business while getting her real estate license. She then plans to transfer to Murray State University to get a bachelor’s in agriculture business before returning home to take over her family’s 104-year-old John Deere business, which is the oldest john Deere dealership in Illinois and second oldest in the country.
Clara Kozuszek is a junior at Nashville Community High School with a list of accomplishments including:
- FFA Chapter Vice President
- FFA Chapter Historian
- President of Jefferson County 4H Young Leaders
- Illinois FFA Washington Leadership Conference Scholarship Recipient
- 1st Place for 2 consecutive years in Job Interview
- 1st Place in Extemporaneous Public Speaking
- NCHS Golf Team
- NCHS Class Secretary
- NCHS Student Council Representative
- 4H Member since she was 8
- Attendee of Illini Summer Academies
- Trailblazer Scholarship Recipient
- Scribe at the Illinois Equine Group Shows
- Lector at St. Ann’s Church
- VFW “Voice of Democracy” Scholarship Recipient
- Member of St. Ann’s Catholic youth Ministry
- Attended 4 mission trips
- Member of National Honor Society
Clara plans to attend Texas A&M University to obtain a degree in agriculture business and marketing management. She also plans on getting her masters in sales or international business. Her post-college plans are to work at an ag corporate company or start her own ag business.
