DUDE..WHERE'S YOUR HELMET part II

Dude Where's Your Helmet part II... a Project Citizen project aimed at getting the State of Texas to enact a helmet law for youths age 15 and under who operated a bicycle, skateboard, inline skates or non motorized recreational vehicle. This was our second attempt....

Saturday, October 15, 2005


Presenting in Sign


Hanging out with Jayme from the Center for Civic Education


Project Citizen at the PC National Coordinators Conference in Dallas TX

Thursday, October 06, 2005


The early days


Team Work


Gone In 4 Days


Look Who's Recycling


Portable Fever


We share our ideas


We work as a TEAM


We eat as a team


WATCH OUT FOR THAT CAR!! In Use


WATCH OUT FOR THAT CAR!!! PAYS OFF


$1,000.00 for helmets


Meeting with Sen. Lucio


First Time

Saturday, October 01, 2005


ONE GOAL...ONE DREAM ...ONE DESTINY


Problem


Alternative Policies


Class Policy


Action Plan


We took our case to the Press


Our crew at the State Bar of Texas


We went to the capitol to follow up on our bill.


We worked hard to make sure we covered all aspects of our effort to enact a helmet law in Texas


We used sign language to reach more people in our community.


We presented our finding to members of the community to gather support for our bill.


One of our students went to Austin to meet with State Representative Rene Oliveira's staff to present our bill for filing.


We met with with Brownsville Police Department to discuss ideas on creating a new law.