WHAT'S ON TODAY 09/02

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Engaged: Students Becoming Citizens


Engaged: Students Becoming Citizens is TVW's ongoing civic education series. It shows students across Washington State learning about and participating in politics and government.

The series was nominated for a Northwest Regional Emmy Award in 2009.

Comments, questions, or suggestions for Engaged episodes? Please send them to teachwithtvw@tvw.org.


Watch video of the We the People State Finals here.




Episodes:


LYAC Action Day (38:00)
During the 2009 Session, the Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) joins forces with youth from across the state to advise the Legislature. Priorities included support for students at-risk of dropping out of school and continuation of LYAC itself.
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Students Offering Support (30:00)
Members of the Students Offering Support (SOS) group from Crescent School in Joyce, WA deliver a youth suicide prevention presentation and discuss how the group formed in the wake of a classmate's suicide.
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WA Secretary of State College Civics Week (9:45)
Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed visits the campus of Seattle Pacific University and encourages students to find one thing they can do for their communities.
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Clallam County Teen Court (17:30)
Youth from Port Angeles, WA and surrounding areas participate in Clallam County's Teen Court program, deciding the sentence for a youth who prank-called a suicide hotline.
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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution - 2008 WA State Finals (23:45)
Students from Evergreen High School, Gig Harbor High School, Lynden High School and Tahoma High School compete in the 2008 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution State Finals in Olympia, WA.
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YMCA Youth Legislature - WA State Capitol Campus (14:45)
A behind-the-scenes look at student legislators in action at the 2008 YMCA Youth Legislature.
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Ralph Munro Institute - WWU Campus, Bellingham (12:45)
Teachers at the Ralph Munro Institute at Western Washington University in Bellingham discuss ways to inspire students in civics and government.
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World Affairs Council - Global Youth Leadership Institute (10:45)
Students discuss global issues such as terrorism and free trade at the World Affairs Council's Global Youth Leadership Institute in Seattle.
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Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) Meeting in Olympia (14:45)
Students participating in LYAC discuss issues important to them, and decide which ones they will support during the upcoming Legislative Session.
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Project Citizen WA State Showcase (11:45)
Judges, including state officials, evaluate projects from Shahala Middle School and Touchet School students at the Project Citizen State Showcase in Olympia, WA.
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C-SPAN Campaign Bus - WA State Capitol Campus & Olympia High School (11:00)
Students visiting the Washington State Capitol and at Olympia High School discuss media literacy and why the 2008 elections are important to them during visits to the C-SPAN Campaign Bus.
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Touchet School - Project Citizen (10:30)
Middle school students at Touchet School in Touchet, WA participate in Project Citizen and propose ways to make a local traffic intersection safer.
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Shahala Middle School - Project Citizen (11:00)
Students at Shahala Middle School in Vancouver, WA
participate in Project Citizen, a national civics education program, and propose changes to their school's vending machines.
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