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Dear Arthur,
In this newsletter, we have an update on Spring Activities for High School students, and information on upcoming Middle School UN events.
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2004 Urban Studies Program Canceled
A variety of factors have combined to make our previously announced Urban Studies Program impractical this year. In place of the three Urban Studies sessions, we will hold discussion groups focusing on world and local political issues, and on educational and social issues chosen by participants. The two discussion groups will take place on Saturday, March 27, from 1-3 p.m., and Saturday, April 10 from 9-11 a.m. We�re looking forward to some lively discussions, and we hope you�ll want to be there.
Middle School UN Gearing Up to Start March 24th
Students from 20 schools have been working hard to prepare for 2004 Middle School United Nations sessions. Five sessions will take place each Wednesday during March and April, beginning March 24th. This year, 24 teachers have done an extraordinary job of preparing their students- these UN sessions should prove to be the best of recent years!
During Civitas Middle School UN, students write unique UN resolutions that address problems that their country, or the world at-large, is facing. Resolution for the first two sessions are up on the web, and can be found by clicking the link below. Special thanks to Office Monkey, Bobbi, who has diligently edited and uploaded resolutions.
The first session will be held March, 24, 2004. The schools participating will be Holman Middle, Pattonville Heights, Ralph Bunche International Studies, and Saeger Accelerated Middle School.
All sessions will be held from 9:00 AM until 12:00 NOON at the Creve Coeur Government Center (see link to map below).
2004 Middle School UN Resolutions can be found by clicking this link.
Map to Creve Coeur Government Center
What do you think?
This week's poll is:
Do you think that there is too much emphasis on drinking and wild partying on college spring breaks?
Link to Survey on Spring Break.
Link to Poll on Civitas Intranet Site
Previous Survey Results (New)
Last week's question was:
The Bush re-election campaign is spending over $5 million to broadcast two commercials that make reference to Sept. 11th. Firefighters and some families of the victims of the World Trade Center attacks have criticized the use of the images as cynical exploitation of a national tragedy. Do you it's fair for President Bush to use 9-11 in political ads?
Responses:
1. Yes- His response to the terrorist attacks has defined his presidency 0% (0)
2. No- He shouldn't use such a tragic event to try to score political points 100% (4)
3. Not Sure 0% (0)
Total: 4
Additional Comments
No one from the previous week had additional comments.
Additional Links
More information about Civitas
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Maps & Directions
Civitas Participant Handbook
Checklist for Writing a Model U.N. Resolution
Sample Resolution
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