Dwight Evans Civic Leadership Summit 2009

Since 2006, the UCCP has collaborated with Pennsylvania State Representative Dwight Evans’ Office to support their annual Civic Leadership Summit (DECLS). This year’s DECLS included teams from Martin Luther King, Parkway Northwest High Schools and Kidz Zone. The teams, composed of high school juniors and seniors with guidance and support from Temple students acting as collegiate advisers, developed public policy initiatives aimed at solving problems that affect their communities and schools. This year’s summit, held May 1st and 2nd at the Constitution Center, showcased solutions to problems like the effectiveness of standardized testing, cafeteria services, health and safety and the state of recreation centers. The Parkway Northwest HS team, which argued for the need for a cafeteria at their school won first place, receiving $1000 to implement the project. The team was supported by Michael Honeycutt, a UCCP intern.