PBS Middle School Shines at Youth Legislature

An intelligent, creative, and fun group of 86 PBS students (72—8^th graders & 14—7^th graders) went to the Old State Capitol to participate in National Youth Legislature this week. ere are the results of our wonderful two-day session:

Voted as Officers and Cabinet Members:

•  Rylee Moore—Speaker of the House
• Shawn Russell—Secretary of Health & Welfare; Secretary of Commerce of Governor’s Cabinet
• Shea Lee—Secretary of Senate Chamber
• Isaac Ponder – Chaplain

 We also had several of our students that were Bill Sponsors & Co-Sponsors (these students created their own legislative bills and lobbied for them!) that were voted into the Hall of Fame by the Teachers at the NYL.

Bills Inducted into the Hall of Fame & Signed into Law

BS      Claire Garbutt          House Bill 09           Community Disaster Fund

CS      Caroline Howie

 BS      Megan Murphey      House Bill 25           Punishment of 1^st DWI

 BS      Hannah Populus      House Bill 31         Proper Construction

CS      Presleigh O’Dwyer 

 BS      Anna Claire Upton             Senate Bill 15          Underage Drinking

CS      Ariel Pedigo                         

 BS      Chris Marino            Senate Bill 19          Teen Parent Learning Centers

CS      Matthew Jumper     

 BS      Ethan Weldon         Senate Bill 26          Child Custody in Divorce

CS      Christian Wales

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