Students Return from very successful
Pulitzer DC Trip |
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Note: Please don't minimize the significance of returning in light of the recent remarks by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin who suggested creating a plan for sending people on a one-way mission to Mars, saying it is four to 10 times more expensive for explorers to return to Earth. |
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Students meet with Fred Goldberg (front left), former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, while in Washington, DC. Besides learning about international relations and journalism, they became much more familiar with the U.S. tax code and how it influences public policy and each individual. |
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Thirteen students returned for a most successful trip to Washington, DC July 12-14. The primary focus was journalism workshops with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, but students also met with former I.R.S. commissioner Fred Goldberg and had time for relaxation including a Potomac cruise.
The students collaborated with Pulitzer staff to develop enhanced strategies for the Global Gateway program to work even more effectively with participating schools. The Global Gateway program provides opportunities for high school and middle school students to connect directly with journalists covering international stories. Three times a year reporters come to St. Louis to meet with students.
Students were winners of the Pulitzer / Civitas essay contest on human rights issues facing women and children, both internationally and locally (click here to read essays).
Chaperones on the trip were Kristen Collins from Parkway West, Kelly Moore from Soldan and Arthur Lieber and Bobbi Clemons, and Allison Reed from Civitas. Most of the Pulitzer work was by Jon Sawyer, Janeen Heath, and Nathalie Applewhite.
Thanks to all for a terrific educational experience. We will be posting more information on the trip through the remainder of the summer and beyond.
To access current information on the trip including e-mails sent to students and parents before and after the trip, click here.
To see more photos, click here. |
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In case you previously missed it, here was the schedule for the trip. |
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| Sunday morning, July 12 | Leave St. Louis for Washington, DC | | Sunday afternoon | Arrive at Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Chill | | Sunday evening | Cookout at Jon & Kem Sawyers' (Jon is director of Pulitzer Center) | | | | Monday morning, July 13 | Workshop #1 at Pulitzer Center | | Monday early afternoon | Meet with Fred Goldberg, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service | | Monday late afternoon | Work on individual projects while on Washington Mall; free time to visit museums, etc. on the Mall | | Monday evening | Potomac Cruise from Georgetown (DC) to Alexandria, VA (Old Town). Dinner in Old Town | | | | Tuesday early morning, July 14 | Visit to Newseum | | Tuesday late morning | Workshop #2 at Pulitzer Center | | Tuesday early afternoon | Lunch and continuation of Workshop #2 at Pulitzer Center | | Tuesday late afternoon and early evening | Leave Washington, DC for St. Louis | | |
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Students Who Went on Trip
| Hope Bretscher | Parkway West, 2011 | | Niki Esser | St. Joseph's, 2011 | | Kelsi Feltz | Lindbergh, 2010 | | Marc Fernan | S.L.U.H., 2011 | | Rosemary Howell | St. Joseph's, 2010 | | Olivia Huddleston-Boatman | Metro, 2012 | | Haroon Ikram | Soldan, 2009 | | Sonya McCanna | Nerinx Hall, 2011 | | Claire Meyer | Nerinx Hall, 2010 | | Harold Norman | Soldan, 2010 | | Martha Orlet | Nerinx Hall, 2011 | | Maria Sanchez | Nerinx Hall, 2012 | | Gulmakai Zulmai | Soldan, 2009 |
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Upcoming Civitas Events
Black: High School Blue: Middle School |
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Date | Time | Place | Activity | Summer,
2009 | Varies | Varies | Follow-up activities for
Urban Go-Team and Pulitzer
Ambassadors | Sat.,
09/05/2009 | 9:00 AM -
11:00 AM | T.B.A. | 2009-10 Discussion #1 |
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What's Civitas? See video below: |
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Maria Sanchez (Nerinx Hall, 2012), on 2009 Urban Go-Team |
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Civitas simulation on "Carefully Getting out
of Iraq"
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Civitas: Some Bull; Some Bias
Hopefully not too much self-serving promotion. |
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