Long Beach High School Hosts Model Congress Weekend

Some 300 students from seven neighboring districts assembled for two days of congressional style debates, meals, entertainment, and networking at Long Beach High School, the host school for Model Congress XVI.

Model Congress delegates from East Meadow, Lawrence, Oceanside, Seaford/Wantagh, Herricks, Hewlett and New Rochelle divided into committees to hammer out legislation dealing with a host of foreign and domestic issues. As members of the host district, LBHS delegates chaired the committees and organized all the activities for the two-day event.

Model Congress gives students an opportunity to engage in a role-playing simulation of the United States Congress. These schools get together eight times during the school year and debate various pieces of mock legislation just as an actual legislative body would. Awards are given for outstanding delegates, both in committee and in full session.