Civitas Urban Go-Team Next Week |
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Civitas' Sixth Summer Urban Studies Go-Team begins next Monday, June 8. We have five days full of activities for eighteen students. The focus for the week will be jobs, and how Americans are coping with the current economy.
Among the activities are:
- Street Polling in Clayton on the Economy
- Q&A with Linda Goldstein, mayor of Clayton
- Tour of the Garment District in downtown St. Louis
- Metro-East: How economic issues are being addressed in Collinsville and Granite City. Meet with community officials including a woman who worked in steel mills for fifteen years and now runs tea room.
- Housing Restoration in Old North St. Louis
- Urban Farming in Old North St. Louis
- Visit to Crown Candy Company
- Tour of GKN Aerospace Co. (adjacent to Boeing)
- Tour of Danforth Plant Science Center
- Tour of Alberici Enterprises (Green Deal)
The eighteen students in the program are:
| Luke Babich | University City | | Margaux Bavlsik | Lindbergh | | Morgon Burke | Lindbergh | | Maria DiPaola | Lindbergh | | Caitlin Drummond | Rosati-Kain | | Sean Drummond | S.L.U.H. | | Elizabeth Dulle | St. Joseph's Academy | | Julia Epplin-Zapf | Metro | | Katharine Joiner | Lindbergh | | David Kunce | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | | Joyce LaFontain | Rosati-Kain / St. Louis University | | Ben Mizes | University City | | Caroline Newman | St. Elizabeth's / UM - Rolla | | Emma Nowlin | McKinley High School | | Mandi Roper | Rosati-Kain | | Maria Sanchez | Nerinx Hall | | Tony Sanchez | Maplewood-Richmond Heights / Webster U. | | Henry Sengmany | Maplewood-Richmond Heights / St. Louis University |
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Upcoming Civitas Events
Black: High School Blue: Middle School |
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Date | Time | Place | Activity | Mon.,
06/08/2009 -
Fri.
06/12/2009 | 9:00 AM -
3:30 PM | Varies | Urban Go-Team | Mon.,
06/15/2009 | 6:00 PM -
7:00 PM | St. Louis County
Library (map) | Prep Session for DC Trip --
Students and Parents Invited | Sun.
07/12/2009 -
Tues.,
07/14/2009 | All-day | Washington, DC | Pulitzer Ambassador Trip
to Washington, DC |
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Civitas: Some Bull; Some Bias
Hopefully not too much self-serving promotion. |
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