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Two Garrison
Middle School students page in Olympia
Eighth graders Ronnie
Weisner and Ryan Yonts, both of Walla Walla, paged in the House of
Representatives this week. They were sponsored by their 16th District
State Representative
Maureen Walsh,
R-Walla Walla.
During their week in Olympia, the young men distributed documents to
representatives and staff and attended page school each day to learn
about the inner workings of the Legislature.
They also sponsored mock bills that they proposed to other student pages
from around the state. Weisner and Yonts co-sponsored a mock bill to
address gangs throughout Washington. Their proposal would require
convicted gang members to be sentenced to self-sustaining hard labor
camps.
"It's great to see students working in the Legislature and learning
about their government," Walsh said. "I hope this will encourage their
civic participation in the future."
Since 1891, students from around the state have participated in the
legislative page program. Pages earn $35 for each day they serve in the
program.
Interested students must be between the ages of 14 and 16, have permission
from their school and a parent, and be sponsored by a legislator. For more information about the House
page program, visit:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Pages/HousePageProgram.aspx.
From left: pages
Ryan Yonts and Ronnie Weisner with Rep. Walsh, March 27, 2009.
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For more information, contact:
Sarah Lamb, Public Information
Officer - (360) 786-7720
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