Mississippi Youth Congress
Each Year, Oak Grove High School is proud to compete in the annual Mississippi Youth Congress Competition.
This year's festivities will be held in the Thad Cochran Center on the campus of The University of Southern
Mississippi. After placing in the top 6 delegations for the past three years, the delegation from OGHS looks
forward to another round of parliamentary debate with their friends from across the state.
This year's festivities will be held in the Thad Cochran Center on the campus of The University of Southern
Mississippi. After placing in the top 6 delegations for the past three years, the delegation from OGHS looks
forward to another round of parliamentary debate with their friends from across the state.
| 2008 Mississppi Youth Congress 1st Place Delegation - OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Representative William Wild |
| Senator Kristen Greer |
| Representative Kaya Massey |
| Senator Blakely Owens |
| Representative Michael Chancellor |
| Senator Daniel Rigel |
| Representative Melvin Smith |
| Representative Paromita Mitra |
| Representative Wade Maloney |
| Senator Will Bedwell |
| Senator Kent McCarty |
| Page Florence Otaigbe |
| Senator William Ross |
| 2008 Mississppi Youth Congress 1st Place Delegation - OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL |
AWARDS GIVEN
William Wild - Elected Speaker of the House
William Wild - Superior in House: Acceptance and Nomination Speeches
Kristen Greer - Appointed to the Senate Rules Committee
Kristen Greer - Superior in Senate: Committee Work
Kristen Greer - Superior in Senate: Debating From the Floor
Blakely Owens - Superior in Senate: Speaking From the Floor
Michael Chancellor - Superior Bill
Michael Chancellor - Appointed to be the House Sergeant-At-Arms
Michael Chancellor - Superior in House: Debating From the Floor
Melvin Smith - Appointed to the House Resolutions Committee
Florence Otaigbe - Superior as a Page
Kaya Massey - Superior in House: Acceptance and Nomination Speeches
Kaya Massey - Superior in House: Speaking From the Floor
Kaya Massey - Superior in House: Committee Work
BILLS PASSED INTO "YOUTH CONGRESS LAW"
(only 4 bills/resolutions became signed legislation this year; Oak Grove had
two of the four.)
William Wild - Elected Speaker of the House
William Wild - Superior in House: Acceptance and Nomination Speeches
Kristen Greer - Appointed to the Senate Rules Committee
Kristen Greer - Superior in Senate: Committee Work
Kristen Greer - Superior in Senate: Debating From the Floor
Blakely Owens - Superior in Senate: Speaking From the Floor
Michael Chancellor - Superior Bill
Michael Chancellor - Appointed to be the House Sergeant-At-Arms
Michael Chancellor - Superior in House: Debating From the Floor
Melvin Smith - Appointed to the House Resolutions Committee
Florence Otaigbe - Superior as a Page
Kaya Massey - Superior in House: Acceptance and Nomination Speeches
Kaya Massey - Superior in House: Speaking From the Floor
Kaya Massey - Superior in House: Committee Work
BILLS PASSED INTO "YOUTH CONGRESS LAW"
(only 4 bills/resolutions became signed legislation this year; Oak Grove had
two of the four.)
- HOUSE BILL #5 - A Bill to Enact a Modified-Consent Organ Donation
System in the United States
- SENATE RESOLUTION #12 - A Resolution to Mandate the Use of Hair
Follicle Drug Tests in High Schools
Tournament MVP
KRISTEN GREER
Senior - Four year member
3 year Youth Congress Delegation Member
Senate Rules Committee
Superior in Committee Work
Superior in Debating From the Floor
44 out of a possible 48 NFL points
In her third year at Mississippi Youth Congress, Kristen has seen the team drop from
1st to 3rd to 6th. Now she has been instrumental in getting the delegation back to the
way it was her freshmen year. Gaining nearly every point that is possible at youth
congress, earning three superior ratings, and having her resolution passed by both the
House and Senate is a lot, but it still didn't separate her enough from the rest of the
delegation to be MVP. The reason she was chosen is that she was instrumental in the
two things we needed in order to win: she networked with other schools to keep us in
good favor, and she spent the extra time needed working with novice delegation
members in their preparation for Congress. Our win is a testament to the fact that all
12 members gave speeches and stayed active. Kristen stepped up and did what she
wasn't asked to do. That is the mark of a true MVP!
CONGRATULATIONS KRISTEN!!!
Senior - Four year member
3 year Youth Congress Delegation Member
Senate Rules Committee
Superior in Committee Work
Superior in Debating From the Floor
44 out of a possible 48 NFL points
In her third year at Mississippi Youth Congress, Kristen has seen the team drop from
1st to 3rd to 6th. Now she has been instrumental in getting the delegation back to the
way it was her freshmen year. Gaining nearly every point that is possible at youth
congress, earning three superior ratings, and having her resolution passed by both the
House and Senate is a lot, but it still didn't separate her enough from the rest of the
delegation to be MVP. The reason she was chosen is that she was instrumental in the
two things we needed in order to win: she networked with other schools to keep us in
good favor, and she spent the extra time needed working with novice delegation
members in their preparation for Congress. Our win is a testament to the fact that all
12 members gave speeches and stayed active. Kristen stepped up and did what she
wasn't asked to do. That is the mark of a true MVP!
CONGRATULATIONS KRISTEN!!!