Close Up Washington D.C. Club members toured the foundations of democracy in Washington D.C. for a week. Students participated in numerous seminars, group discussions and debates. The Saints were paired
Santa Maria High School students returned to the Central Coast after spending a week exploring Washington.
“This exposure helped them to hear many different points of view and opened dialogue and debate on a variety of topics within the program, such as environment, immigration, and homelessness," said teacher Amy Hennings."It truly is an eye-opening experience for our students to meet other youth from such a variety of backgrounds and experiences and to have the opportunity to open healthy dialogue on important issues in our nation.
Students held numerous fundraisers this year and were awarded a grant from the Fund For Santa Barbara's"Youth Making Change" campaign and were given donations from The Santa Maria Noontimers Lions Club as well as 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino to make the trip a reality. “During the mock congress, I got to be a con-lobbyist and it was really fun," said senior Kimberly Guerrero."I got to convince a lot of people that D.C. should not be a state. It was interesting because I had to go around the room and convince as many"congressmen" as I could to kill the bill. It was very fun because I had never understood exactly what a lobbyist did and taking on the role of a lobbyist, I was able to meet new people and learn many new things.
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