Tri-Rivers Students attend Legislative Luncheon

Tri-Rivers student representatives attended the Ohio Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) Legislative Luncheon April 13, 2011.
They toured the historic Statehouse, heard speakers and met with Margaret Ann Ruhl, State Representative (R) for the 90th House District, which includes Morrow, Knox counties, as well as portions of Richland and Ashland counties. Great learning opportunity!

Info on slideshow photos:

• Social Studies teacher Jim Longo; Franklin Price Digital Media & Entertainment II; Steven Griffith, Public Safety Services II; Anthony Cade, Construction Technologies II; Kristina Gliem, Public Safety Services II, Superintendent Charles Speelman and Tracy Elliott, Cosmetology II.
• The Ohio House of Representatives Chamber. The state is divided into 99 House districts.
• Anthony, Tracy and Steven in the Ohio Senate Chamber where Senators meet to debate and vote on legislation impacting the lives of Ohio residents. A major renovation in 1996 restored the chamber to its original 19th Century design and updated the room with state-of-art technology.
• Although reupholstered, the blue benches are original to the Senate Chamber.
• The Statehouse Rotunda stretches 120 feet from the floor to the skylight; it is filled with 12 different colors and distributes light to other areas of the building. The 29-foot wide skylight features a hand-painted reproduction of the Great Seal of Ohio from 1861.
• A painting of Perry’s Victory on Lake Eric.
• In honor of President Lincoln.
• The Education Center.
• Map of Ohio by counties in the aptly named Map Room on the ground floor of the Statehouse.