With the general elections only weeks away, students from the Freehold
Township High School JSA Chapter are preparing for their first ever
speakers gala, entitled "Election Exposition 2008." Open to high school
students and the community at large, this event was designed by
Freehold Junior Statesmen with the intent of educating everyone in the
local community about the most pressing issues and candidates in the
upcoming election. Taking place on October 7th, the gala will take
place at Freehold Township High School and begin at 7:00 PM, with plans
to conclude at 10:00 P.M. Admission is $1.00 per person and
refreshments will be available.
Those attending the gala include Republican Assemblyman Declan
O'Scanlon of the 12th legislative district, Barack Obama campaign
representative Niki Shah, Libertarian senatorial candidate Jason
Schuerer, and Republican House of Representatives candidate Alan
Bateman. Members of the Frank Lautenberg, Rush Holt, and Dick Zimmer
campaigns are also scheduled to appear. Each of the speakers will be
given the opportunity to talk about their campaigns or the candidates
that they represent followed by lively debate and well as a question
and answer session.
Freehold Township's chapter has been active in the Junior
Statesmen organization for twenty years and has held a reputation in
New Jersey. Alex Buffer, State Assembly Representative for the chapter,
notes " we [the executive board] really wanted to go above and beyond
what the average chapter typically accomplishes – we have a reputation
as one of the largest and most successful chapters in JSA's New Jersey
Region, and truly just want to continue with that. This is a big
anniversary for the chapter, too, so we figured that we would do
something on this scale to celebrate." Boasting a yearly average
membership of eighty five students, the chapter has been a model of
leadership in the New Jersey Region. Its current Chapter President is
Josh Lipson, a Junior from Marlboro, NJ. The chapter's teacher advisors
are Stacy Nisman and Brian Grimes, both of whom teach history at
Freehold Township.
"I'm hoping for record attendance for a chapter event. I've spoken
to other Chapter Presidents from nearby schools, and they've been quite
responsive to our invitation," remarks Lipson. "Hopefully, this is
something we'll be able to put together year after year."
For more information about this exciting event, please contact Freehold Township JSA's executive board at
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High school students from across the nation
converged on Minneapolis/St. Paul for an opportunity that not many young people
are given, to attend the Republican National Convention.
North Gwinnett students lined up Friday to make a choice between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
While
some students briefly debated the merits of the U.S. senators, others
asked questions about the event: Do I have to be 18 to vote? Do I have
to pay to participate? Do I get paid if I cast a ballot?
Last week, in St. Paul, a band of antiwar protesters outside the Xcel
Center confronted a group of stiff-looking guys in business suits as
they tried to make their way into the Convention. There were chants of
“Shame! Shame!” and a little pushing. Eventually, a flying V of mounted
policemen came to the rescue, helping escort the men through the
security gates. But the pin-striped guys, it turns out, weren’t
Republicans; they were a group of teen-agers from the Junior Statesmen
Foundation...
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