When our government class began our Citizen Action Project, our entire group was unaware of the issue of overcrowding in Albemarle County Public Schools. On Feb. 29, we sat in on an Albemarle County School Board meeting in hopes of finding a relevant issue to focus on for our public policy project. Attending Monticello High […]
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Students investigate measures for classroom technology benefits
As seniors in the Advanced Placement Government class at Monticello High School, we participate in a Citizens Action Project. CAP involves researching a local issue and then taking action on it. Back in September, after consulting with our group members, we decided to go in-depth researching the use of technology in the Albemarle County Public […]
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State Constitutional amendment would support charter schools
The General Assembly is working on a Constitutional Amendment (SJ 256) that would change the way charter schools are established in Virginia. Schools today are decided upon and approved by each school district. All Albemarle County schools were approved by the Albemarle County School Board. As a result of this, many districts in the Commonwealth […]
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Students call for Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality is a term you’ve probably heard of before. Recently a post by the Federal Communications Commission, one of the big names of Net Neutrality, amassed 3 million comments, crashing their servers and making it one of the most commented posts in existence. President Obama himself has stated that Net Neutrality is important to […]
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Albemarle County Courts debate
One thing that prevents people from getting involved in the community is simply a lack of information. We, as Monticello High School seniors, want people to take action, and be educated about different issues happening within the community. Right now in our community one of the issues that is being looked at is the future […]
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Students support Albemarle’s move to end class rankings
Seniors at Monticello High School have to complete a Citizen Action Project in order to graduate and pass their government course. Our group’s project focused on Albemarle County’s decision to stop reporting class rank to colleges. We are in favor of the School Board’s decision, feel that class ranks are unfair to the students, and […]
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CAT making switch to hybrid buses in Charlottesville
An exciting technological change is currently underway in Charlottesville. Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) is undergoing a plan to completely switch their fleet of diesel buses to the more environmentally friendly hybrid electrical buses. A visit to John Jones, the current Transit Manager of CAT, revealed details about this transformation. “There are currently 33 buses in […]
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Students recommend bypass alternatives
At Monticello High School, seniors are required to complete a citizen action project through their government classes. Our group is advocating for the U.S. 29 Western Bypass to not be constructed. Instead we believe the funds should be used to fix the problems that Charlottesville has with traffic on Route 29 itself. The Western Bypass […]
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Monticello students examine the Western Bypass and its alternatives
At Monticello High School all seniors participate in what is call a Citizen Action Plan (CAP) project as part of our government class. We work in groups to research and learn about an issue that is affecting our community. Our group decided to research the newest incarnation of the Western Bypass proposal. The proposed Western […]
