2018 Students and Government Day

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SAG 2018 group 2018 marks the 12th year of the City of Torrance Students and Government Day program. This program is geared toward 8th graders who attend public and private schools in the city of Torrance.

Students and Government Day hopes to help students gain an understanding of local government and how it works to develop more informed and involved citizens and voters. It also exposes students to a possible career in public service.

To participate, 8th grade students were to write or neatly type a 100-150 word essay on the topic, “Citizen participation and communication are critical in effective government. Create a plan for the City of Torrance to utilize social media and other traditional methods of communication to engage citizens and increase participation within the City’s local government.”

Among those who submitted essays, 21 students were invited to participate in a variety of activities, including job shadowing elected officials or city management staff for the afternoon and opening an actual City Council meeting. While this program is geared for 8th graders, the City encourages all students to continue learning about local government and how they can help serve the community.

View the Council meeting

The 2018 Students and Government participants were:

Dylan Harmon-Hernandez	Mayor
Andrew Adrineda	Council member
Sonja Barth	Council member
Darrell Horn	Council member
Seamus Marley	Council member
Ryan Petch	Council member
Sierra Suelzle	Council member
Kristin Mothershed	City Clerk
Jaylynn Young	City Treasurer
Nicholas Granville	City Manager
Adaora Enyekwe	Assistant City Manager
Tiffany Nguyen	City Attorney
Joseph Bobich	CIT Director
Julienne Nebrida	Community Development Director
Phong Le	Community Services Director
Zirong Li	Finance Director
Christine Ahn	Fire Chief
Libby Chang	General Services Director
Caden Shimane	Police Chief
Jordan Bellan	Public Works Director
Lily Chou	Transit Director