Paper Towers and Legislative Powers

Thursday’s district meeting was a blast. In preparation for our annual trip to the capitol, we were educated on how to send a holiday greeting to our legislative representatives to inform them of our trip to see them during the first part of next year.

Once again we split up into four groups for a fun activity. Each group was given a stack of paper with the instructions to build the tallest tower. No other rules or guidelines were set. As a side twist each group had to learn the names of everyone in their group and one person from each group would be tested at the end. After several minutes of tower building it was clear one group had created a sturdy tower reaching from the table to the ceiling. Another group, however, caught onto the excellent design idea but began to build on the floor, gaining a possible few feet in height from group one who started their tower on the table. Group one quickly reassessed the situation and decided to also move their tower to the floor; however, their tower was never the same and quickly fell to the floor only to be reconstructed into a long wall. The second group capitalized on the ingenious design to end the night with the tallest towers. The other two groups provided some outstanding and creative tower designs. The groups also learned each other names quite well.

To end the evening we were honored to have newly elected Representative Ed Redd stop by to help us learn more about talking to representatives and other things about the legislature to help prepare us for our trip to the capitol. We learned more about what the legislature does and also the best way to get in contact with our representative to inform them of important issues in our communities. Representative Redd also shared some advice about life with us, how we can do anything and be anything that we want to be. We are very grateful for his time and for the wisdom he shared with us.