The fourth-graders at John Muir Elementary learned about City Government on Friday as part of the Leadership for Tomorrow program. During the school year this year, City Hall is the field trip for 13 schools. Leadership for Tomorrow, in its eighth year, was created by former Parma Treasurer Anthony Zielinski, current Treasurer Tom Mastroianni and Mayor Tim DeGeeter while he was a State Representative. Fourth-graders hold a mock City Council meeting, tour City Hall and learn about municipal government and its functions from its leaders.
The students ask questions about what it takes to work in City Government, and then, after their tour, they were treated to pizza donated by Cox Communications, a sponsor of the program. “This is an awesome way to learn about this stuff,” one of the kids was overheard to say.
Which, yes, is the whole point of the program.