The Hawk Eye
WEST BURLINGTON — What do mental health, child care and virtual learning all have in common? They were the topics of discussion at this year's M Power U session.
Juniors from 11 area high schools in the Southeastern Community College student leadership class met Friday with Rep. Garrett Gobble (R-Ankeny), an SCC graduate who was elected this past fall.
"SCC was a big part of my life," Gobble said, explaining why he attended M Power U. "(I'm) very glad to be back and talking to some of these kids who are ready for the next step."
M Power U students typically present their legislative wish-list to legislators in Des Moines when they visit the state's Capitol building during Southeast Iowa Days, but because of COVID-19, they made their presentation at SCC, first virtually with two legislators in attendance and a second time to Gobble, a Danville native, in person.