Maine West High School Students Experience Local Government
Maine West High School Advanced Placement Government Classes took part in “Government Day” activities Thursday morning, October 24, 2013, in the City Council Chambers at Des Plaines City Hall. Government Day, originally launched eight years ago by former First Ward Alderman Patricia Beauvais and the Maine West High School Social Science Department, has become a tradition carried on by current First Ward Alderman Patricia Haugeberg and Maine West Social Science Instructor Dan Fouts. According to Haugeberg, “The goal of Government Day is to have the students informed about the operation and challenges of their local government. It helps students appreciate what government does to serve the needs of citizens.” Prior to the Government Day meeting in the City Council Chambers where students debated and discussed local government priorities and budgeting, they interviewed City staff, Aldermen, Mayor Matthew J. Bogusz, and City Clerk Gloria J. Ludwig. Maine West High School Government Day activities will be rebroadcast on Comcast and WOW Cable Channel 24 at the following times:
6 PM, Thursday, October 24, 2013
10 AM & 5 PM, Friday, October 25, 2013
11 AM, Saturday, October 26, 2013
Noon & 10 PM, Sunday, October 27, 2013
9 AM, Monday, October 28, 2013
6 PM, Tuesday, October 29, 2013
1 PM & 10 PM, Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Maine West High School Government Day will also soon be available web streamed online. Check http://www.desplaines.org/index.aspx?NID=645. (pictured far left front row) City Clerk Gloria J. Ludwig, (middle front row/5th from the left) 1st Ward Alderman Patricia Haugeberg and 4th Ward Alderman Dick Sayad (far right) pose for a photograph with the 2013 Maine West High School Government Day Class, under the direction of Social Science Instructor Dan Fouts, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, on Thursday, October 24, 2013.