Thanks
to the special efforts of Mid-South Community College Career Coach Cortez
Washington, two MSCC concurrent-enrollment/Academies of West Memphis students
and one AWM student spent a day helping state lawmakers with their legislative
duties.
On
Feb. 10, Washington transported Mid-South students Kelsi Burns (taking three
classes at MSCC) and Anna Beth Haney (taking two college classes), as well as
Academies student Sabina Therenciel, to Little Rock to participate in the 90th
General Assembly of the Arkansas State Legislature. The young women enjoyed a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“I’m
so grateful for the Career Coach program for providing us with the experience of
visiting our state capitol,” Burns said. “It was a great opportunity to meet
Representative Deborah Ferguson, Senator Keith Ingram, and Governor Asa
Hutchinson…. It was interesting to see how things work in our state government
compared to the federal government which we learn about in our AP Government
class.”
