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In today's Civitas newsletter:
- More information from Middle School HONORS Model UN
- Civitas Urban Go-Team 2018 begins next Tuesday
- Civitas Summer Internship Project Announced
- Game Changers Night at the Ballpark -- June 26
- Summer book club -- July 14
- This past week at the United Nations
- Calendar of Events
- Important Civitas Links
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It's Getting Hot Out There --Honors Model UN Tackles Climate Change
Apparently great minds do
not all think alike, as the two Honors Model UN sessions held on May 12 illustrated. Nearly 100 middle schoolers from 20 different schools participated in one of two 3-hour events that involved two different challenges for modeling the United Nations. The first was to work in small groups to write the operative clauses of a partially finished resolution on Climate Change. The second was a
quick, energetic activity of prioritizing additional global concerns the UN should address by lobbying and voting.
The Honors Model UN is a favorite activity for the Civitas staff and volunteers every spring. Seeing informed and passionate 6
th, 7
th, and 8
th
graders collaborate with one another on topics that perplex many adults is invigorating and comforting. We look forward to seeing many of the Honors students next year at future Civitas events.
To see the final Climate Change resolutions from Honors and results of the priority plans, click here.
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Civitas Summer Interns to Focus on Political Bill of Rights and Bill of Responsibilities
Three outstanding Civitas alumni are 2018 summer interns. They will be working on establishing a system that outlines the rights and responsibilities of (a) citizens, (b) politicians, and those who are engaged in the political process, and (c) the media. The work will involve considerable research including interviews, polling and monitoring of politicians.
The interns this summer are (alphabetically) Lonita Benson (Webster Groves HS, 2014; University of Missouri, 2018), Reece Ellis (Hazelwood East, 2017; Truman State University, 2021) and Jade Nguyen (Fort Zumwalt East, 2018; Stanford University, 2022).
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Civitas Urban Go-Team 2018 begins a week from today
 Civitas summer begins each year with Urban Go-Team, a four-day program filled with field trips and interesting speakers, always with a theme related to active citizenship. This year we have a potpourri of activities, some focusing on Campaign 2018; some on the revitalization of St. Louis; some on the history of racial segregation in our area; and a couple of special facility tours in mid-Missouri.
All Game-Changer students qualified to be in Urban Go-Team 2018, but with limited space, we accepted the first 18 who responded to our invitation. They come from the following schools: Collegiate, Crossroads, Fort Zumwalt East, Francis Howell, Home School Network, Lafayette, McKinley, S.L.U.H., St. Joseph's and Webster Groves.
For more information, click here.
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Civitas Game Changers Night at the Ballpark
Thirty high school students attended five or more Civitas events this school year and qualified as
game changers. One of the benefits of being a Game Changer is that you get a free ticket to CIVITAS GAME CHANGER NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK. This year the game is on Tuesday, June 26 against the 2016 American League Pennant Winners and Current AL-Central Division leading Cleveland Indians. It will be a battle of rust cities and the great citizens who love to root for their teams.
We ask that students be at the ballpark at 6:45 PM (first pitch at 7:15 PM). Meet at Gate 1.
Our 2017-18 student Game Changers are:
Katie Barefield; Lafayette, 2020
Megan Bernstein; Ladue, 2018
Kaitlyn Biondolino; Metro, 2019
Justine Gacho; Lindbergh, 2020
Kat Gluesenkamp; Lafayette, 2019
Maggie Hannick; St. Joe's, 2019
Kat Heddens-Kocher; Webster, 2020
Nicole Hentges; Nerinx, 2019
Sara Isaacson; St. Joe's, 2019
Gabe Lepak; S.L.U.H., 2019
Sophie Lodes; St. Joe's, 2018
Mathias Malewicz; Home Sch, 2021
Laura Marks; Collegiate, 2019
Ella Miget; Lafayette, 2020
Alexia Nastasia; Lindbergh, 2023
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Jade Nguyen; Ft. Zum. E., 2018
Eavan O'Neil; Webster, 2019
Susie Parker; Collegiate, 2019
Isabella Reed; Fran. How., 2020
Anna Sadlo; St. Joe's, 2019
Nikki Schnelker; Inc. Wd., 2019
Emily Scott; Fran. How., 2020
Claire Shackleford; St Joe's, 2018
Addison Steinbach; Xrds, 2021
Claire Stolze; McKinley, 2020
Aeeda Talukder; Pattonville, 2019
Malayka Walton; Lafayette, 2020
Justin Wayne; Ladue, 2019
Ethan Weihl; Webster, 2020
Alexander Williams; Xrds, 2020
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Invitations have been sent out by e-vite. If you have not yet done so, please respond.
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Civitas Summer Book Club -- (actually just a
magazine article!)
We hope iGen members will join us on
Saturday, July 14 (Sign up by clicking here) to discuss an article Dr. Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, wrote
for The Atlantic last fall. The article is titled, "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" It's an interesting look at the generation after Millennials, born between 1995 and 2012, that Dr. Twenge calls iGen because the oldest turned 12 the year the iPhone was released. Never remembering a time without Internet and communicating through social media on a nearly constant basis has dramatically changed the way iGen young adults view and approach the world compared to previous generations. Some of the iGen characteristics are very positive. Who can argue the benefits of instant knowledge always in the palm of our hands? But some characteristics are a bit negative. You can link to the article here:
iGen article. The plan, since it's summer, is to start at 10:00 am and talk until noon. And for those interested, we might head somewhere for lunch together afterwards.
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This past week at the United Nations
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Calendar:
Black: High School
Blue:
Middle School
NOTE: All Civitas Activities are free of charge
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Date
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Time
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Activity
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Where
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2018
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2018
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2018
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2018
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Tuesday, May 29 - Friday, June 1
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Varies
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Urban Go-Team 2018
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Home Base: Civitas Office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map)
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Tuesday,
June 26
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6:45 - 10:30 PM (end time of games vary)
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Civitas Game Changers Night at the Ballpark (vs. Cleveland Indians)
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Busch Stadium III;
700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102
(map)
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Saturday,
July 14
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10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
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Civitas Summer Book Club on Atlantic Magazine synopsis of iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy-and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood-and What That Means for the Rest of Us by Jean M. Twenge //
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Civitas Office; 10845 Olive Blvd., Suite #155; 63141 (map)
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