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Fifteen students from the Christian County Public School System participated in the Kentucky Youth Assembly Tuesday and Wednesday and several came home with special recognition.
Youth Assembly is based on the Kentucky General Assembly where students learn how bills become law and get to participate in a mock legislature.
Livi Ray, now a freshman at University Heights Academy, served as KYA Governor. She was elected to the position in 2019 while an eigth grade student at Hopkinsville Middle School.
Hopkinsville Middle School eighth grader Ashton Grace was elected Lt. Governor from among eight other delegates from across the state and will reign as Lt. Governor at KYA 2021. This marks the 11th straight year a delegate from HMS has been elected to a KYA leadership position.
Also an eighth grader at Hopkinsville, Hannah Wolfe was named outstanding delegate, while Kaylee Wright and Rebecca Wood were selected as Outstanding Speakers.
Eliza Renshaw and Allison Delahunt chaired the Bluegrass Senate.
Rebecca Wood, Alyssa Meyer, Kaylee Wright, and Callie White sponsored bills that passed in both the house and senate and were signed by the KYA Governor.
Millbrooke sixth grader Katherine Smith sponsored a bill that passed the Bluegrass House and Senate and was signed the KYA Lt. Governor.
Hopkinsville seventh graders Foster Jackson, Andrew Mayes and Christian County seventh grader Sophie Wilson sponsored two bills but were defeated in the Commonwealth House.
Hopkinsville Middle was recognized as an Outstanding Delegation.
Kim Batts and Jennifer Jatczak are the youth assembly advisors.