Each year, the Georgia Municipal Association invites 6th Grade students throughout the state of Georgia to participate in a statewide essay contest:  "If I Were Mayor, I Would...". The contest gives students a chance to creatively use grade-specific language arts skills and civic/social studies knowledge. In order to give our students an authentic learning experience, we invited Gainesville City's Mayor Danny Dunagan to Gainesville Middle School to speak to the 6th Grade Academy.  Based on prior knowledge attained through research about the Mayor's position, students developed questions which were asked after the presentation. Each student pictured above had the opportunity to ask their questions that they developed. Some examples of questions included, " Do you plan to run for Governor, State Senate, or another position after Mayor?", and "What do you think about the upcoming SPLOST vote?"  Students were very excited, and valued the time that was shared with Mayor Dunagan.