Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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PAOA LAIATAIACA S Leaders To Be The speaker of the house watched a heated debate be- tween two congressmen. Was this the real thing? No, it was in the Camelot Hotel with a ballroom full of people acting out a mock congress. Students from across the state met for three days. Several groups such as Mock Trial, Student Con- gress, Girls' and Boys' State, and United Nations were prac- ticing government operations. The students at Girls' State and Boys' State ran for offices in city, county, and state gov- ernment positions. Mock trial saw high school witnesses and lawyers in action. The Oak Grove team won the state championship against an all- senior team from Conway. We were bad, said Jarrett ., S' 5-nimw Johnson, one of the attorneys for the mock trial team. I was scared at first, but then it was fun being an attorney. Anoth- er win by the Mock Trial team would send them to a national tournament in Washington, D.C. The Student Congress met at the Excelsior. They made two bills to present to the Con- gress. One was on home teach- ers having to take an abilities test and the other was on seat belts in buses. If these bills are passed by both Student Con- gress houses, the bills will then be sent to the Arkansas State Legislature to be voted on. The groups of students that represented Oak Grove at their separate meetings enjoyed the challenge of participation. 'I Q Closs . . . InfOut epresentatives to Girls' State are Laura Whitworth and Sonya Walk- er. Laura was elected to the posts of election judge and delegate to the State Convention. Girls' State is held annually, and Oak Grove usually sends at least one delegate. he mock trial team, with Chief Su- preme Court Justice .lack Holt Jr., show off their trophy. The team beat several schools including the defending cham- pions, Conway.

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if WW' Mrmwm' arrett Johnson and Jarrod Davis argue over a bill to be presented to student congress about seat belts in buses. Student congress, a practice in parliamentary pro- cedure, is being held this year at the Excelsior from November 9- ll. enny Whiteman and Mark Moix were the delegates to boys state. The two of them were selected to go and learn about the way that our government is run.