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Southingon Fifth-Grader Elected New Kid Governor in ConnecticutÂ
Southingon Fifth-Grader Elected New Kid Governor in ConnecticutÂ
February 10, 2021 12:48PM
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Fifth-graders in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Oregon have spoken and their voices have been heard. After voting in the Kid Governor election in November, the winning students have been inaugurated and are ready to get to work making a difference in their individual states on three very important issues.
Kid Governor® is an award-winning civics education program for fifth-graders created by The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticutâs Old State House in 2015. Students submit campaign videos about community issues they want to fix and three-point platforms to help other students take action. Seven statewide finalists advance to an authentic election and the winning student serves a year-long term as Kid Governor. The elected Kid Governor promotes their platform via the programâs website and blog
Southington student âsworn inâ as Connecticut Kid Governor for 2021Â
Southington student âsworn inâ as Connecticut Kid Governor for 2021Â
From left, outgoing Connecticut Kid Governor Myra Stanfield of West Hartford, is joined by Reese Naughton, a fifth grade student at Southington s Oshana Elementary School, who succeeds Stanfield as Kid Governor for 2021. Naughton took her oath of office into the role on the steps of the old Connecticut State House in Hartford. Photo courtesy of the Connecticut Democracy Center.Â
January 22, 2021 05:38PM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff
HARTFORD â Speaking behind a podium on the steps outside Connecticutâs Old State House, newly inaugurated kid governor Reese Naughton detailed her vision for her year-long term in office.Â
The inauguration of President Joe Biden wasn’t the only inauguration being held this week. Connecticut will inagurate its newest Kid Governor on Friday morning. Reese Naughton, of Oshana Elementary School in Southington, will be sworn-in in a virtual ceremony. She was elected by 5th graders across the state. Once in office, Reese will promote her platform on pandemic health..
Published January 22, 2021 •
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 10:33 am
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Connecticut will inagurate its newest Kid Governor on Friday morning.
Reese Naughton, of Oshana Elementary School in Southington, will be sworn-in in a virtual ceremony. She was elected by 5th graders across the state.
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