North Babylon Seniors Get to See Government in Action

Nine North Babylon High School seniors got to see how their government works during the first Suffolk County Student Legislative Day.

The students who participated were Rochelle Brown, Jamima Chowdhury, Cevin Felix, Nina Malusay, Anthony Pascone, Kaitlyn Sparacio, Alonzo Tabada, Shauneil Williams and Larib Zahid.

The event was held at the legislature offices in Hauppauge to teach students how the government operates through meeting with officials.

Social studies teacher and advisor Diana Simulcik brought the students as they met with county legislators, department chairpersons and various committee members to become acquainted with the functions of each branch of government.

In addition, students were introduced to the procedures for introducing new legislation and the roles of various departments in each branch. The program culminated with a mock legislative session, during which the students assumed different roles, collaborated and selected a controversial issue of local concern to debate. They also drafted legislation, held public hearings and voted after debating pros and cons.

Photos courtesy North Babylon School District.