REFLECTION
There are so many important issues that we had some trouble narrowing it down. We met with different people who would tell us water was an issue, then we would meet with other people telling us the water was fine. We wanted to get some the sidewalks fixed but the city told us it would take years even with recent grant money allocated. It was surprising that there were so many people approaching similar issues but having different goals and strategies, some in conflict with each other, but we understand that is politics. We had to figure out what our roles were. We also realized as youth, organizations want us involved, and some want us to be everywhere at once. If we could start all over, we would have started only addressing immigration. We would have had more forums and organized a legal clinic sooner. We would like the judges to know that we have worked very hard. We chose an understanding of civic engagement that may be seen as controversial because it was important to us and our community.
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Estefania's Thoughts |
Student Spotlight: Dulce Rubio
"I have always been aware of the issues in my community, but I was never aware of the resources and people that are readily available and are willing to help.Through the course of the year, I emailed organizations and people that could potentially partner or help us with the project. I was surprised by the positive response and outreach of organizations and people. The city, college professors, lawyers, and many members of the community were willing to help and speak at our school.If I could go back and change anything, I would have started researching and emailing organizations a lot sooner."
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Student Spotlight: Damaris
"What was surprising to me was that there are many issues in the community.I would have like to have done more things in the community. I want to tell the judges that I have learned a lot from this program it made me more involved in the community and problems we face that I never know of before thanks for letting me have this opportunity."
Crystal, Karime and Victoria on the Importance of Presenting |
Karla on the Importance of Knowing Your Rights |
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Paola's Thoughts |
Adilene's Thoughts |
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