More than 30 Anne Arundel high-schoolers will be following county officials for a day as part of a student model-government event.
The students will shadow elected officials and department heads, like the police chief and planning director, on various days and will conclude the exercise with a mock County Council meeting Feb. 17.
The students will learn how the county government functions and debate issues. This past year, mock council members and administrators debated on slots and restricting cell phone use while driving.
The winners of the contest are: Maya Mundell, of Northeast High, shadowing County Executive John R. Leopold; Maya McAllister, of Meade High, shadowing Councilman Daryl Jones; Maxwell Schrack, of Glen Burnie, shadowing Councilman Ed Middlebrooks; Nafeesa Butt, of Northeast High, shadowing Councilman Ron Dillon Jr.; Ryan DeSautels of Spalding High, shadowing Councilman Jamie Benoit; George Inglis, of Spalding High, shadowing Councilman Josh Cohen; Benjamin Taylor, of Annapolis High, shadowing Councilwoman Cathy Vitale; and Michelle Aylor, of Southern High, shadowing Councilman Ed Reilly.
Other winners include: Daniel Brady, Michael Collins, Connor Lane, Edward Lomash, Kathryn Martin, Tammy Nguyen, Brian Petrosk, Allie Rize, Meghan Sprankle and Jennifer Weislo, all of Spalding High; Brad DeSautels, Kayleigh Kehrer, Justin Locantore, Samantha Dicerbo and Amanda Jones, all of Northeast High; Kenneth Hickey, Rebecca Severino and Andrew Zoppi, all of Arundel High; Emilia Bronson and Chelsea Schrak, both of North County High; Sunyoung Hwang and Jasmine Shields, both of Glen Burnie High; Kelly Broyles, of Southern High; Christopher Casey, of Chesapeake High; Tierney Gormley, of Old Mill High; Kristen Palmer, of Calvary High; and Lauren Schoener, of Severna Park High.
— Jason Flanagan
