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Boyne City students report lessons from Youth in Government trip to Lansing
Summary
Five Boyne City middle-school students told the board about their Youth in Government trip to Lansing, describing mock legislative roles, committee debate and the experience of having two student bills reach the youth governor’s desk.
Five middle-school students from Boyne City Public Schools described their experience at the Youth in Government conference in Lansing and answered questions from the board. One student, identified in the record as a student presenter, said she served as “speaker of the house for the legislative branch,” and described practicing public speaking and parliamentary procedure before peers from across the state.
A staff member who organized the trip noted the program accepts students beginning in sixth grade and that the YMCA organizes the statewide events. The group said about 300–350 students attend the conferences and that two of the five Boyne City students had bills signed by the youth governor. “It was a really great way for her to — she just jumped right in,” the staff member said of a seventh-grade participant. Board members thanked the students and offered brief remarks before moving to the regular agenda.
