Project Citizen Annual 2009 State Showcase

Cape Elizabeth Middle School Advances to National Showcase in Philadelphia!
	"Inexperienced Drivers, Few Survivors " Exemplarly Portfolio Winners and Maine Representatives at the National Conference of State Legislatures!

On May 15, 2009 KIDS Consortium was host to the annual State Showcase held at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Middle school students gathered to share their public policy service-learning projects with one another and to adult policy-makers. During the public viewing of projects, each group of students displayed portfolios and binders highlighting their research and documentation.

Students from Lyman Moore Middle School were recognized at the awards ceremony as this year's oral hearing winners with their project, Cyber Bullying.

Each participating class worked for several weeks examining a local public policy issue by studying the impact of the problem on the community. They evaluated alternative solutions to the problem, proposed an agreed-upon public policy solution, and created a political action plan to enlist local or state authorities in adopting their proposed policy.

2009 Participating School Districts:

Cape Elizabeth Middle School - Grade 8

Teacher: Evan Solender
Project Title: Calls Can Wait, but the Driver's Life Can't
Project Title: Inexperienced Drivers, Few Survivors

Boothbay Region Elementary School - Grade 8

Teachers: Nick Scott and Cory Chase
Project Title: Drug Abuse and Rehab Accessibility
Project Title: Advocating for the Arts

Bonny Eagle Middle School - Grade 6

Teacher: Justin Lambert
Project Title: Composting in our Community
Project Title: Ending Hunger in Maine

Winslow Junior High School - Grade 7

Teachers: Carrie Larrabee and Linda Lambert
Project Title: Abortion in Maine
Project Title: Schools Need to Go Green

Waterville Public Schools - Grade 6

Teacher: Patricia Pfluger
Project Title: Don't Shake! Take a Break!
Project Title: Stop and Buckle Up!

Lyman Moore Middle School - Grade 8

Teacher: Lauren Cormier
Project Title: Cyber Bullying
Project Title: BPA in Plastics

Special thanks to:

• We the People: Project Citizen Program at the Center for Civic Education
• Corporation for National and Community Service, Learn and Serve America Program
• 2008 Portfolio Winners, Lyman Moore Middle School
• Steve Rowe, Former Attorney General
• Senator Olympia Snowe
• Senator Susan Collins
• Glenn Nerbak, Distinguished Educator, The Maine Department of Education
• 2009 Judges!