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2009 New York State Project Citizen Showcase

Winning Portfolio

Seventh-grade team Marine Park Junior High School, IS 278 team
of Brooklyn and teacher Kate O’Hagan took first place with
"Stop the Bullying - Turn Bullies Into Buddies.”

The Law, Youth and Citizenship Program of the New York State Bar Association hosted the 2009 We the People: Project Citizen Portfolio Showcase on May 27, 2009, at the New York State Bar Association in downtown Albany. Portfolios/projects were rated by a panel of judges to determine which portfolio will move on to the National Showcase this summer. The following is the NYSBA press release . . .

2009 Project Citizen Showcase
Students display projects live in Albany

By Brandon J. Vogel, NYSBA Media Writer

The Great Hall of the State Bar Center was abuzz with contagious energy and enthusiasm on May 27. Following their tour of a local courthouse and the State Capitol, teachers Dimitria Kamaris, Laura Marchassella and two junior-high school teams from PS 122Q Mamie Fay School in Astoria, Queens, entered in the Law, Youth & Citizenship-sponsored Project Citizenship Showcase, came to the State Bar Center for a live demonstration of their projects. Executive Director Patricia K. Bucklin addressed this year’s participants and congratulated them for their hard work.

The high energy quickly shifted into an intensely focused demonstration of current civic issues. The first group, who took second place, presented “Bash the Trash,” where they discussed the growing need for recycling programs in New York. The second team examined Internet dangers in their project, “You Signed Into the Danger Zone.”
Members of each team each articulately discussed their thoroughly researched projects and presented their complex material with tremendous poise and skill beyond their years. A panel of judges asked each team questions where team members could elaborate on their research and discuss their creative process of making their board displays.
The seventh-grade team Marine Park Junior High School, IS 278 team of Brooklyn and teacher Kate O’Hagan took first place with "Stop the Bullying - Turn Bullies Into Buddies.” Other topics this year included coral reef conservation and counterfeit medicine.

Project Citizen
Project Citizen teaches students about the importance of participation in community issues. It is a curricular program for middle grade, high school and post-secondary students that promotes competent and responsible participation in local and state government. The program helps young people learn how to monitor and influence public policy.
Students work for months on their projects conducting interviews, researching public policy issues and creating a photo display board that showcases the problem, alternative policies, their class policy, and their action plan. 10 teams were featured in this year’s showcase after their success in local tournaments. Attorneys and staff members judged the individual projects on the quality of research.
Research studies have shown that students using Project Citizen believe that they can make a difference in their communities.

Project Citizen
Project Citizen is a curricular program for middle grade, high school and post-secondary students that promotes competent and responsible participation in local and state government. The program helps young people learn how to monitor and influence public policy. Research studies have shown that students using Project Citizen believe that they can make a difference in their communities.
Students work for months on their projects conducting interviews, researching public policy issues and creating a photo display board that showcases the problem, alternative policies, their class policy, and their action plan. Teams begin competing in local tournaments and must advance to compete in the state showcase.
For further information, contact: lyc@nysba.org.

Teacher & Coordinator Resources:
www.civiced.org

Related Files

Letter to Teachers (Adobe PDF File)
Registration form (Adobe PDF File)

2009 New York State Project Citizen Showcase

Winning Portfolio

Seventh-grade team Marine Park Junior High School, IS 278 team of Brooklyn and teacher Kate O’Hagan took first place with "Stop the Bullying - Turn Bullies Into Buddies.”

2009 Project Citizen Showcase Students display projects live in Albany

Seventh-grade team Marine Park Junior High School, IS 278 team
of Brooklyn and teacher Kate O’Hagan took first place with
"Stop the Bullying - Turn Bullies Into Buddies.”

2009 Project Citizen Showcase
Students display projects live in Albany