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Dear Arthur,
This week's newsletter has information on yesterday's (Wednesday's) Middle School Model U.N. session; next week's session as well as high school discussion groups. Finally, we have a new survey on the amount on the controversy at Washington University about providing a "living wage" to all workers on campus.
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Exciting H.S. Discussion Group Last Saturday!
Last Saturday, high school students gathered at Crossroads School for a discussion group.
Our final discussion group of the school year will be on Saturday, April 23. It will once again be at Crossroads School (map and directions below) and run from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. This will be another "wide-open" discussion group with students determining the topics of their choice.
If any student has a question about the discussion he or she may E-Mail us at [email protected].
Map to Crossroads
Streaming Video!
Photos!
Second Middle School Session of 2005 Successful
We want to thank students and teacher from Cathedral School, John Burroughs School, Our Lady of Fatima School, and St. Francis Cabrini School who did an excellent job in our second Middle School Model U.N. session of the year. The students passed resolutions on curtailing drug abuse, humane treatment of prisoners, energy and conservation, literacy rate, and the rights of children in war zone.. We have a link to the revised
resolutions at the bottom of this article.
Next Wednesday, April 20, students from Crossroads School, Holman Middle School (Pattonville), Parkway South Middle School, and Pattonville Middle School will have their session. Resolutions for the day include ones on orphanages in Africa for victims of AIDS, education for women in South Korea, child labor, dumping of waste in the ocean, occupancy disputes in and around Israel, and literacy rate.
The spring General Assemblies will continue every Wednesday morning until May 11th. Most student delegations have already turned in rough drafts of the resolutions to Civitas for feedback and are now working on improving and revising them. If you haven't done this yet, you still have plenty of time to send those resolutions our way! We've been continuously impressed with the critical thinking and creative problem-solving students exhibit in their resolutions. We're looking forward to watching them present their resolutions at the spring General Assemblies and working with their fellow students to tackle these serious world problems.
Middle School Resolutions!
Photos of April 13, 2005 Middle School MUN
Do you think that all workers at Washington University in St. Louis should be paid a "living wage?"
Do you think that all workers at Washington University in St. Louis should be paid a "living wage?" The cost to the university would be approximately 2.5 million per year?
Survey on Providing "Living Wage" to all workers at Washington University
Previous Survey Results!
Last week's question was:
How do you regard the amount of media coverage in the United States that has been given to the death of Pope John Paul II?
Responses:
1. Too much 4 (40%)
2. Too little 0 (0%)
3. About right 5 (50%)
4. Not sure 1 (10%)
COMMENTS ON THE ISSUE
John North; Trust Officer; U.S. Bank
The more important you are, the longer it takes to get to that final resting place. "Let's film it!"
Lisa Henderson; Fox High School, 2008
If it was any other old guy, they wouldn't do this much. But I guess he was the Pope....I saw a public school's flags flying half-mast, assumedly for him.
Anthony Keel; S.L.U.H., 2006
Pope John Paul II was one of the most influential and possibly greatest popes the Catholic Church has ever had. It seems fitting to honor him in the way the media did with his biographies, live news broadcasts from the Vatican every night, etc. His effect on our world today extends into politics also; he helped bring down communism and preserve the fragile teachings of the church in our new age. Besides, isn't it better to hear about the unity of masses coming to pay their respects than to hear about Michael Jackson or the latest scandal or murder on TV?
World Earth Day Getting Closer!
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 environmental groups in the San Francisco area.
For rules and essay details please click on the link below. The deadline for essays is May 6, 2005.
Link to World Earth Day Information
Additional Links
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Civitas Calendar
Civitas Intranets Site
Civitas Home Page
Maps & Directions
Previous Newsletters
Resolutions (High School U.N.) for 2004-2005
Checklist for Writing a Model U.N. Resolution
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