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Dear Arthur,
We have included information about this Saturday's Population Conference Prep Session as well as an update on the middle school program.
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Final Preparation Session for Population Conference this Saturday, February 12!
We are now less than three weeks from our second and final preparatory session for the Civitas Population Conference. The conference is going to be Friday - Saturday, February 25-26. It will be at the Doubletree Airport Hotel (map below).
The prep session will be this Saturday, February 12, from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. It will be at Crossroads School (map below).
The organizing staff of the conference could use delegates' help by turning in all of the necessary paperwork (Parental permission forms, money, and research papers.) before the deadline of February 22! In this Saturday's workshop, we will give more information on how to do your research.
The agenda for this Saturday's meeting is to see several videos and have related discussions. We will help you with your research and also give you all necessary info concerning the hotel, etc.
Permission Form
Streaming Video!
Photos!
Research Form
Web page with Population Conference Info
Middle School Update
Just a reminder that there is a middle school teacher's meeting coming up on Monday
February 28, from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the Creve Coeur Government Center.
Map to CCGC
Classroom visits are winding down for the eighth grade Model UN program, and we're gearing up for the big teachers' meeting on February 28th. So far, Civitas has visited seventeen schools involved in the program-St. Dominic Savio, Long, Cathedral, Queen of All Saints, Northwest Valley, Maplewood Richmond-Heights, Saeger, Holman, McKinley CJA, Crossroads, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Gabriel, Our Lady of Fatima, Jennings, Parkway South, Whitfield, and Hixson. The students continue to impress us with both their understanding of their countries and their critical thinking about the world around them. They're well on their way to writing
terrific resolutions for their General Assemblies in the spring! In the next week or so, we'll be visiting four more schools: Burroughs, St. Francis Cabrini, Pattonville Heights, and Bunche International Studies. Feel free to contact us if you feel like you need an additional classroom visit to keep your students on track.
On February 28th, from 4:00-5:00 all the eighth grade teachers will meet to decide which resolutions will actually be discussed at their General Assembly. The meeting is at Creve Coeur Government Center, so make sure to mark your calendars if you haven't already. This year we have over 500 students involved in the program-more than ever before-so it's more important than ever for us to meet and coordinate our efforts to make the spring sessions go smoothly. We look forward to seeing you!
World Environment Day!
College students, & high-school seniors/juniors- the Citizens for Global Solutions of Greater St. Louis invite you to participate in a new essay contest for an all-expenses-paid trip to San Francisco during the first week of June 2005 to participate in the events related to the 31st anniversary international celebration of World Earth Day, organized in cooperation with the UN Environment Programme and evironmental groups in the San Francisco area.
For rules and essay details please click on the link below.
More information on the essay contest!
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Survey on Boxing
Boxing has been in the news lately with the recent welterweight championship fight in St. Louis with Cory Spinks and the movie "Million Dollar Baby" with Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, and Morgan Freeman. In this week's survey, we want your thoughts on how "legal" boxing should be.
Link to Survey on Boxing
Results from Last Week's Survey on the First Amendment
The way many high school students see it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech. It turns out the First Amendment is a second-rate issue to many of those nearing their own adult independence, according to a study of high school attitudes released Monday. The original amendment to the Constitution is the cornerstone of the way of life in the United States, promising citizens the freedoms of religion, speech, press and assembly. Yet, when told of the exact text of the First Amendment, more than one in three high school students said it goes "too far" in the rights it guarantees. Only half of the students said newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories. What best expresses
your thoughts about the first amendment to the U.S. constitution?
Answer 1: It offers too much freedom to individuals......0 (0%)
Answer 2: I like the way it is and think that it should not be changed.....8 (67%)
Answer 3: I think that it should be expanded to protect more rights for individuals....4 (33%)
Answer 4: Not Sure......0 (0%)
Comment: Rachel Berry; Maplewood-Richmond Heights, 2007
I think the high schoolers in that First Amendment survey that thought the gov't should approve stories before they are published were crazy... ever heard of an editorial?? Not to mention the fact that the gov't can't always be trusted to give us all the details, so why should we let them moderate information given to the people? That would just be ridiculous...
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Streaming Video [Real Media]
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Civitas Intranets Site
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Previous Newsletters
Maps & Directions
Resolutions (High School U.N.) for 2004-2005
Checklist for Writing a Model U.N. Resolution
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