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Spring 2003: "Access Denied: Should Youth Access to the Internet be Restricted?"
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The Louise S. McGehee School - New Orleans, LA
Class: US History and Government II (11th grade)
Because of its size, our school has an extremely close community. All of the students know each other and we are friends with our teachers. McGehee is all girls, which is really nice because we can just roll out of bed, throw our uniforms on and come to school without having to concern ourselves with our appearance. Being all girls also enables us to be more self-confident and willing to express our true opinions. We also have an Honor Code, which is very important to our school. It was established in 1921, making McGehee the first school in New Orleans with an honor code. This Code not only enables the students to have a huge amount of trust for each other, but it enables the teachers to be able to trust their students. We are able to do such things as take tests without teachers in the room, sit at the same table with other students while testing, and use laptops during class and testing scenarios. Yay! McGehee is also the most ethnically diverse private school in the metro New Orleans area. Our campus is located in the middle of the historic Garden District. The school is famous for its beautiful wrought-iron gate, which leads up to its main building, The Bradish Johnson House. This House is a post-civil war mansion that belonged to a prominent sugar planter. It has been a part of the McGehee campus since 1929.
City population: 484,674
What we hope to get out of the summit: To learn the opinions of other people our age and broaden our perspectives on issues dealing with the First Amendment.
Visit our website: www.mcgehee.k12.la.us
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