LH students held four Youth & Government spotsPosted on Apr 01, 2008
Lauralton Hall seniors held four of the top five state offices--including governor--at the competitive YMCA Youth and Government State Convention March 7 - 9 at the State Capitol in Hartford: Connecticut’s annual Youth and Government Convention attracts high school students from all over the state. They spend the weekend learning about government by shadowing state officials and setting up a mock legislature that works to pass bills the students have written. Lauralton’s delegation included 100 students along with nine chaperones and moderator Mark Allen. Several of Lauralton’s mock bills passed. Topics of bills proposed by Lauralton students included retesting for a driver’s license every seven years, no testing in high schools on Mondays, mandatory breathalyzer tests at all dances, minimum fuel efficiency for vehicles, vegetarian meals in school, no baggy or low hanging pants in public, tolls in CT, no use of cowbells at athletic events, outlawing greyhound racing and mandatory use of seatbelts by backseat passengers. Additionally, eight Lauralton students participated in the concurrent Youth in Law program in which teams of two students write and debate their own bills, study court cases and argue in front of actual lawyers. Sophomores Emily Nichols and Polly Grzegorczyk were the top scorers and first-place winners of the competition. “It was a great educational experience. We debated in front of real lawyers and judges,” Polly said, “and I realized that if I can argue and state my opinions in front of them, I can be bold and make my voice heard anywhere.” The Lauralton community congratulates these students on their hard work and achievements. |
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