Juniors Will Buggert and Sterling Boyd are the first members and delegates of the Mesabi Youth In Government (YIG) delegation. They started the delegation last year after attending the Model Assembly Sampler and then turned around to attend Model United Nations. Earlier this month, they attended the 2019 Model Assembly in St . Paul. This is a mockup of our state government where they spend four days in the state Capitol passing, presenting, and debating bills just like our official legislatures do. YIG is nationwide, however, Minnesota is one of only three states that allow students to actually use the state Capitol building and justice department. Will said, "The huge benefit of this program isn't just the educational value, but the social aspect of meeting other students from across the state. We're hoping for our senior year to have at least four new delegates to train in and keep the program going and growing!" If anyone is interested in joining or would like more information about the program, they can email Will at wabuggert@vmps.org  or find him around school.

How Much Is That Doggy In the Window?

For the past few weeks, students in Mrs. Kortekaas' 7th Grade Math courses have been learning about percents and connecting them to the life outside of school. They talked about loans, simple interest, discounts in stores and sales tax. Students were given a $1,000 budget to purchase one item of their choosing. They, then, calculated the discount, sales tax, shipping and handling, and total cost of that item. Items ranged from socks, puppies, phones and even plane tickets.