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Project Citizen

Simulated Legislative Hearings

Classes involved in Project Citizen may take part in regional noncompetitive hearings. These hearings, held at a variety of locations give students the opportunity to present their service learning projects to community members, ask and answer questions, and receive feedback and recognition for their efforts and presentations. The hearings also allow students to reflect on their projects, improve their public speaking skills, receive tips on implementing their action plans, and view projects completed by students at other schools.

Illinois Hearings - Spring 2010

In the spring of 2010 hearings were held in, Carbondale, Chicago, Grays Lake, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lockport, and Wauconda. Hearing judges included U.S. Representatives and their staff as well as variety of state and local policymakers, police officers and representatives from colleges, school districts and law firms.

	Coulterville Elementary School, Coulterville Teacher: Patti Berri Title:Let's Smile!
	Decatur Classical School, Chicago Teachers: Beth Allegretti, Marianne Sharping Title: 273 Lost, 191 Forgotten Topic: Creating a memorial for a 1979 plane crash
	DeSoto Grade School, DeSoto Teacher: Jenny Finney Title: One Way Road to Safety Topic: Making the road in front of their school safer
	Dixon Elementary School, Chicago Teacher: Natasha Spurlock Title: Do You Need Your Cell at the Bell? Topic: Cell phones in school for safety reasons
	Dixon Elementary School, Chicago Teacher: Natasha Spurlock Title: Dress to Express Topic: Changing the school dress code
	Dixon Elementary School, Chicago Teacher: Kristen McSweeney Title: Recycling for a Better Tomorrow Topic: Implementing a recycling program at school
	Edgewood Middle School, Highland Park Teacher: Sara Silver Title: Disable the Texter in You Topic: Preventing texting while driving
	Lake Bluff Middle School, Lake Bluff Teacher: Marsha Crall Title: Is it a Waste of Space or a Landmark?
	Lake Bluff Middle School, Lake Bluff Teacher: Marsha Crall Title: LBMS Students Improve Assemblies
	Our Lady of Charity School, Chicago Teacher: Joseph Letendre Title: Cicero Parks: From Good to Great! Topic: Improving parks in Cicero
	Red Brick School, Ruma Teacher: Jana Bollman-Young Title: Learning our County's History Topic: Making local history a part of the curriculum
	St. Andrews School, Murphysboro Teacher: Joanne Bleyer Title: Green Cleaning Team
	Saint Athanasius, Evanston Teacher: Harriet Der Avedisian Title: Can we be Salt Free? Topic: Alternatives to salt for de-icing winter roads
	Saint Athanasius, Evanston Teacher: Harriet Der Avedisian Title: Move it to Lose it! Topic: Addressing teenage obesity
	St. Hyacinth Basilica School, Chicago Teacher: Michael Blazer Title: Operation Snapshot! Topic: Adding a police camera to make school area safer
	Sawyer Elementary School, Chicago Teacher: Jeannie Kim Title: The Effects of Gang Violence Topic: Bringing a gang prevention program to the school
	Sawyer Elementary School, Chicago Teacher: Jeannie Kim Title: Stop Bullying Ahead Topic: Addressing the issue of bullying at school
	Shawnee Hills Agape Folk School, Cobden Teacher: Glenda Bond & Sara Manus Title: Let's Go Green with Weed Control Topic: Using area goats to keep weeds under control
	Solomon Elementary School, Chicago Teacher: Debra Liu Title: Go Green: Say NO to POLYSTYRENE! Topic: Finding an alternative to polystyrene trays in the lunchroom
	Wauconda Middle School, Wauconda Teacher: Mary Solof Title: Hands Free is the Only Way to Be Topic: Stopping texting and hand held cell phone use while driving