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Youth in Government Conference

Published April 26, 2012

Dozens of Williamson County students were recently honored with awards at the annual YMCA Youth in Government Conference in Nashville.  They were among the more than 800 Tennessee teens who gathered at the State Capitol April 12-15 for the mock government session.  Now in its 59th year, the YMCA Youth in Government Conference gives students hand-on experience with state government.

Below is a list of the Williamson County students who were recognized at this year's conference.

Outstanding Justice: 

  • Charlene Hong, RHS

Outstanding Brief Award, Novice Division:  

  • Appellant, Ben Hwang and Grady McGinnity, RHS
  • Appellee, Brian Cranston and Will Wesson, CHS

Outstanding Brief Award, Advanced Division:  

  • Appellant, Ryan McGinnity, and Nikkhil Basuktar, RHS
  • Appellee, Paul Drexler and Frances Ding, RHS

Outstanding Advanced Attorney Team:

  • Ryan McGinnity and Nikhil Basuktar, RHS

Outstanding Statesperson:

1.    Jake Zaves, RHS

1.    Jennifer Arnold, RHS

1.    Chaz Hawkins, CHS

2.    Jonathan Lewis, CHS

1.    Tyler Wenger, CHS

1.    Dyllan Wilson, CHS

Jessica Kunkel, CHS

Eric Dunay, FHS

Outstanding Bill 

1.    RHB/12-5-2, An act to broaden random drug testing to all middle and high school students, Si-Qi Fan and Prerana Kumar, Brentwood High School.

1.    RHB/12-4-13, An act to supplement energy efficient technologies in K-12 school systems, Kennan Hudsmith and Tyler Spher, Brentwood High School.

1.    RHB/12-3-21, An act to create a safer driving environment and prevent repeat offenses of impaired driving, Megan Wood and Adam Wright, Franklin High School.

1.    BHB/12-2-11, An act to implement recall in Tennessee Government, Tyler Wenger, Jason Bonefield and Chaz Hawkins, Centennial High School.

1.    BHB/12-4-12, An act to require CPR and other medical emergency procedures for all teachers in the state of TN, Rebecca Johnston and Leta Yi, Centennial High School.

2.    BHB/12-3-7, An act to require drug screening for the citizens of TN receiving state level cash assistance, Aditya Shah and Austin Smith, Centennial High School.

1.    BSB/12-3-6, An act to require all child care center staff in TN to be CPR Certified and capable of using an AED, Alec Affolter and Gibb Coombs, Ravenwood High School.

2.    BSB/12-1-4, An act to offer driver education classes which must be passed in order to receive a TN issued driver's license, Luke Cooper, Richard Guiry, and Jordan Jewell, Ravenwood High School.

National Affairs Delegates:

1.    Chaz Hawkins CHS

1.    Brett O’Connell, RHS

2.    Helen Wu, RHS

Jennifer Arnold, RHS

1.    Arjun Berry, FHS

2.     Celina Stewart, RHS

National Affairs Delegates:

1.    Michael Li, RHS

1.    Won Taek Shin, RHS

2.    Charlene Hong, RHS

1.    Frances Ding, RHS

2.     Kevin Okseniuk, RHS