LWV students inside Albany conference
The League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation invites nominations of students from Cherry Valley, Cooperstown, Edmeston, Laurens, Milford, Richfield Springs, Schenevus, and Worcester high schools for its 22nd annual Students Inside Albany conference, slated for May 22-25, 2022, in Albany, New York.
The conference is designed to increase students’ awareness of their responsibility in a representative government and provide the tools necessary for meeting that responsibility. The interactive conference brings together high school students from across the state to learn about the New York State government and the processes by which citizens participate in the public policy-making arena. As part of the program, students tour the Capitol and observe both the Senate and Assembly in action by spending an afternoon shadowing their local legislators.
Students selected are sponsored by one of the 46 local League of Women Voters chapters throughout New York State, with expenses (including travel and three nights lodging in a hotel in downtown Albany) included. Participants receive a student membership in the Cooperstown League of Women Voters, which includes an e-mail newsletter and invitations to meetings on government-related topics.
For more information, please contact Maria Kaltenbachat via e-mail at margirlic@yahoo.com. Deadline for nominations is December 3, 2021.