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After
receiving training
to prepare them to be sworn in and to serve on the City Council, School Committee,
Parks Board and the Library Board, ten students from B.M.C Durfee and
Diman Regional Vocational Technical
high schools were sworn in by Mayor Robert Correia in his Government
Center office during the last week in December, 2009. The selection was
part of the newly-enacted Youth
Bill of Rights that specified a larger role for young people in City
affairs. The youth will have a voice in the meetings but will not be
able to vote. The young people had applied for and were selected to
serve, including six alternates who were selected in the event others
are un able to serve at any point. Two of the youth were also sworn
in at the School Committee meeting held on January 11, 2010. Click here for the
Herald News article. For more
information about
the project contact Youth
CHOICES
co-chairs Christian McCloskey at 508-324-2419, or
Jamison Souza at 508-679-0922.
(Photos courtesy
of Nick Farias.) |
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(Top row, left and right) Kingsley Alli, Evan Darmody, Ryan Connearney, Bryan Melo, Luis Falcon, Ashley Almeida, Kayla Arruda and Jared Robinson raise their right hands to be sworn in. (Top row, center) Mayor Correia speaks to the youth delegates about being an elected official for over 30 years. (Middle row, left) Evan Darmody receives a custom pen from the Mayor as Kingsley looks at his.. (Bottom row, left and right) Park Board Youth delegates Corey Burns and Ashley Almeida and School Committee delegates Kayla Arruda and Jared Robinson pose for a photo. (Bottom row, center) Youth Delegates relax after the swearing-in ceremony |
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