When Virginia Delegate Don Scott Jr. was sworn in at last month’s opening session as the state's first Black speaker of the House of Delegates, Sabot’s own Caroline S., was there to witness it. That’s because Caroline, a current 8th Grader, is currently serving as a Virginia House of Delegates Page, a highly-competitive program that equips student leaders for actively engaged citizenship during a 60-day General Assembly Session. Appointed House Pages assist the Members of the House of Delegates and the House Clerk’s Office staff in performing the daily duties required during session.
Serving as a House Page is an immersive educational opportunity that requires hard work, initiative, and incredible responsibility. Selected participants commit to working a 40-hour-a-week position while maintaining their individual schooling assignments. Caroline is currently proposing new legislation related to climate change. That bill will be referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. Other Middle Schoolers on campus at Sabot will incorporate her bill into their Mock Model UN debate that begins later this month.
Caroline met a familiar face when Sabot’s Lucian P. was recognized for his Virginia History Day achievements on a national stage. Lucian, also in Grade 8, placed first in both District and State competitions and is the winner of The Asian and Latino Solidarity (ALSA) Alliance Award which recognizes an outstanding project that promotes, researches, preserves, interprets, or disseminates information about Asian life, history, or culture in the global community.
