Lauralton students shine at Youth and Government Conference

Posted by: Debbie Bowley on Sat, 19 March 2005 00:10:15

Lauralton’s Youth and Government delegation, 82 members strong, was among the largest of the 22 delegations at this year’s Connecticut YMCA Youth and Government Conference held in Hartford on March 18 - 20. Students from high schools throughout the state functioned in a mock state legislature at the Connecticut Capitol and Legislative Office Building. Lauralton was the only private school with its own delegation.

Of the 23 bills signed by Governor Liz Brittenham, ’05, five bills were from the Lauralton delegation. In addition, Lauralton students won several major awards: 
Best Bill:  Jessica Vigliotti, ’05 and Kim Rusatsky, ’05 
Best Debater:  Kerry Maher, ’05
Outstanding Journalist:  Brittany Adams, ’05
2006 Conference Speaker of the House:  Mary Scinto, ’06

Under the direction of social studies teachers Courtney Dwyer and Mark Allen, club moderators, Lauralton’s Youth and Government Club has grown in the past few years…from 65 students in 1997-98 to 82 students this year. Each year Youth and Government members work hard learning the fundamentals of debate, bill writing, and basic parliamentary procedure in preparation for the spring conference. Congratulations to this year’s Youth and Government Club members for continuing the proud Lauralton tradition of award winning delegations.