Centre College Debate News

Fact Sheet #8: Educational Outreach

As Centre College prepares to host the Vice Presidential debate Oct. 5, 2000, the collegeÕs highest priority is to create a learning experience for our students and the community. In that spirit, Centre and a number of local school districts have begun planning debate-related activities.

Here are examples of programs and projects under consideration. Many of these plans remain tentative.

Centre College Classic film series on debate or election themes. ¥ Arthur Schlesinger Jr. to lecture on campus (Sept. 25). ¥ Norton Center for the Arts open for tours of set construction (Oct. 2-4). ¥ On debate day: free seminars on topics related to the election, a dramatic characterization of Frederick Douglass, and enactment of a Lincoln-Douglas debate.
[Contact: Milton Reigelman, 859-238-5287. Email: reigelma@centre.edu]

Danville Independent Schools Hogsett Elementary School Student political campaign on theme of "What Can We Do to Make Hogsett Better?" ¥ Jennie Rogers Elementary School Concert of patriotic music, art show of campaign posters. ¥ Toliver Elementary School Invite production crews to have lunch at the elementary school, make giant paper mache elephant and donkey for front lawn. ¥ Bate Middle School Straw poll and mock election, "Get out the Vote" campaign, student-produced public service ads. ¥ Danville High School Interactive museum on front lawn of school: "Americana: A Salute to Uncle Sam."
[Contact: David Davis, 859-238-1300. DDavis@danville.k12.ky.us]

Boyle County Schools Woodlawn Elementary School Living history display with students role-playing vice presidents, mock candidate debates. ¥ Perryville Elementary Students in authentic costumes demonstrating 19th-century toys and games manufactured by the 1860's Reproductions Company (a student business devised to teach economics, mathematics, marketing and history). ¥ Boyle County Middle School Parade float. ¥ Boyle County High School Register seniors to vote and orient them to voting machines, create mural depicting political images and events.
[Contact: Paul Elwyn, 859-236-5047.]

Kentucky School for the Deaf Leadership training program for deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students. ¥ Tours of deaf education museum housed in Jacobs Hall. ¥ Sponsorship of sign-language interpreters for debate media hall.
[Contact: Artie Grassman, 859-239-7017, ext. 2002.]

Updated: May 24, 2000