MILES MACDONELL COLLEGIATE February 2011 - Retsd.mb.ca

Miles Mac Students Invited to Attend theState of the Province and State of the City AddressOn Tuesday December 14 th , 2010 four Miles Macdonell Collegiate World Issues students, andtheir teacher Ms. Street, were invited to attend the annual State of the Province Address at the ConventionCentre as part of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce High School Council Program. Thestudents, Eusebio R., Michael V., Riley K., and Samuel S., not only had the opportunity to be a partof this prestigious luncheon where the Premier outlined his vision to 750 government and businessleaders, but they also had the chance to meet Premier Selinger and ask him questions about the futureof the province. Each student prepared questions in advance which ranged from questionsabout the new Blue Bomber stadiumto suggestions to encourage the youthto be more involved in the politicalprocess.As part of the Winnipeg Chamberof Commerce High School CouncilProgram, six Miles Macdonell CollegiateWorld Issues students, EusebioR., Michael V., Samuel S., Rachel B.,Rebecca W. and Daria P., were alsoinvited to take part in Mayor SamKatz’s State of the City Address andluncheon on Friday February 7 th , 2011. In addition to being able to mingle amongst 1200 of the cities’top political and business leaders, the students were also afforded the opportunity to take partin a question and answer session with a handful of other high school students from across the cityand the mayor. After the question and answer session with Mayor Katz where the students grilledhim on everything from when the Jets are coming back to crime and safety, the students took part ina special presentation about the National Museum for Human Rights.This day was especially noteworthy for one of our students, Eusebio R., who was selected bythe Chamber of Commerce to sit at the President’s Table at the Luncheon. He was able to meet numerousbusiness and political leaders in a special VIP lounge prior to the luncheon and was frontand centre for the mayor’s speech.All of the students that participated in these events were extremely grateful to have had theopportunity to take some of the things that they have learned in their World Issues class and applythem to the real world. They were really excited about having the voices of the youth heard by ourpolitical leaders and look forward to participating in upcoming High School Council events that theWinnipeg Chamber of Commerceis planning on puttingon in the spring.Miles Macdonell Collegiate 7 February 2011