There were eight Villa Madonna high school students who represented the school at the Senior KYA conference in Louisville.  Over the three-day conference students ranked and debated legislation at the state level.  On Monday the entire conference was bussed to Frankfort for a four hour debate session in the house and senate of Kentucky's state capitol.  Villa submitted one bill, an act to allow the construction of nuclear power plants in the state of Kentucky.  It was highly ranked and selected for debate at the capitol.  The students were excellent representatives of the school.  I received several compliments on their willingness to participate and their polite behavior.  On the final day of the conference our bill author team, Sean Freeman, Corrie Martin, Jillian Grosser, and Rachel Paxton, received the award for outstanding premiere bill.  The award is given to one bill submitted by a freshman or a sophomore that is constitutionally sound, debatable, and feasible.  Other students in attendance were Zack Rightmire, who worked on the press corp., and Alicia Helfrich, Owen Weber, and Sarah Mustian, who served as legislatures.  Every student did an excellent job.  I have worked with many of these students since 6th or 7th grade and it was wonderful to see how much they have learned about the legislative process and how much their public speaking has improved. 

 WAY TO GO!!