2008 Press Release: Clinical Government Program To Begin At City Hall

For immediate release
June 4, 2008

Beginning Tuesday, June 10, 2008, twenty-four Maine West High School students will be attending class at Des Plaines City Hall followed by a two-hour work session in individual City Departments. It’s all part of the annual summer Clinical Government Program, allowing students to fulfill a half credit government course requirement.

Under the direction of Maine West Social Science Instructor Owen Doak, the Program is designed to expose students to local government by providing them with hands-on experience. In addition to attending workstations and/or touring City Departments such as Engineering, Public Works, Fire, Police, and the 9-1-1 Communications Center, students are required to attend a City Council Meeting. They also visit the Des Plaines Park District, the Cook County Courts, the Center of Concern, the Grove (Glenview Park District), the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), the Self Help Closet and Food Pantry, the Library, Maine Township Hall, the Maine Township Food Pantry, and the Des Plaines History Center. Students will also work with Rainbow Hospice and will visit Lee Manor Health Care and Asbury Court Retirement Community. City officials, department heads and department representatives address the students during their two-hour classroom session. Amongst those included as speakers are Mayor Tony Arredia, City Clerk Donna McAllister, City Manager Jason Bajor, Deputy Fire Chief Ron Eilken, Assistant Director of Engineering Jon Duddles, City Attorney David Wiltse, Police Officer Tara Goble, Director of Community & Economic Development Mike Conlan, and Susan Golland of the History Center.

This year the Clinical Government participants include: Marissa Bowman, Joseph Brezezinski, Amanda Cipriani, Josef DeLeon, Gabriella Divietro, Ann Dore, Julie Dusckett, Dean Economos, Sue Flores, Thomas Heffernan, Kathryn Hope, Rebecca Jakocko, Arrianna Jarosz, Brendan Joyce, Alyssa Laessig, Kevin Lass, Kevin Norman, Janki Patel, Allison Pietrusiewicz, Patrick Potter, Michael Prokopiak, Vanessa Vasquez, Debbie Wong, Nestor Zavala.

The three-week program concludes Thursday, June 26, 2008 with a Press Conference in the City Council Chambers allowing students to questions City Officials.

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