Dressed in their mayoral outfits, Holyoke third graders enjoyed a tour of the Phillips County Court House Friday, Sept. 27. They are pictured from left, front row, Joselyn Reynoso Beltran, Carlo Ramos Castillo, Marlon Chavez Maradiaga, Kyle Goldenstein, Angel Samaniego Nieto, Lily Sprague, Denise Granados and Braylin Herman; second row, Molly Kropp, Farrah Koberstein, Mariana Peña, Raia Sprague, Juan Nuñez, Lili Vasquez, Rebekah Krieger and Kynlea Nelson; third row, Michell Trejo, Gizem Barraza Rico, Mason McCormick, Izaak Hayes, Izamar Montes Beltran, Victoria Baeza, Eylin Castillo Alvarado, Rayan Favela and Brandon Lopez; and back row, teacher Tarah Priddy, Brandon Adler, Ryker Ring, Miguel Lopez, Kelsey Hermosillo Bustillos, Leroy Lee, teacher Carly Daniel, Elizabeth Horsley and Leah Armendariz Ochoa. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Mayor wannabes study local government
“I would make a good mayor because I ... care, am smart, agree with good ideas, am experienced, love pets, would help the poor, am funny and crazy, am kind and sweet, am bossy.”
Third grade perspectives on good mayoral traits ran the full gamut when Holyoke teachers Carly Daniel and Tarah Priddy recently engaged the 31 students in a local government learning activity.
Each student filled out an application and wrote letters to the town to detail their thoughts on why they would be a good mayor.
They did presentations to the class about various government jobs. And they learned about budgeting for a town, taxes and fees, and where collected funds go.
They designed their own park that they would build if they were mayor. Their letters referenced suggestions for a number of park or recreational ideas, including a dog park, waterslide, dirt bike rally, frog pond, ice cream truck, arcade, trampoline park and more.
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