On September 17 NYRA made an unexpected appearance as part of the top news story on America Online’s welcome screen. NYRA-DC President, Laura Finstad, and NYRA Executive Director, Alex Koroknay-Palicz were both interviewed for an ABCnews.com article about lowering the voting age that appeared on the 17th. AOL news picked up the story and used…
NYRA-Montgomery County’s “Petition of Voices” has begun circulation for the 03-04 school year. This petition, first started last year, calls upon all high schools in the Maryland county to create a student advocate position. This faculty member will defend students accused of violating school rules. In half-an-hour of petitioning the chapter collected 140 signatures outside…
The NYRA Board of Directors had its first meeting of the 2003-2004 term on August 31st. There was much work to do, the Board elected officers, appointed committees, and scheduled meetings for the year. The positions of Vice-President and Treasurer were contested. DeWarren Langley and Johnathan McClure were nominated for Vice-President, and after an interview…
