Last night, May 20, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Guided by Kids hosted the first ever Middle School Student Congress competition that I know of ever happening in Nebraska. 9 students from Guided by Kids, Millard North Middle School, and Papillion LaVista Middle School completed debate on six pieces of legislation which had been written and proposed by the students themselves: (1)A Bill to Ban the Use of Certain Pesticides on Private Lawns, Playgrounds, Mulched Recreation Areas, and

We are hoping everything goes smoothly, as this is a first in the Omaha area, but 9 middle school students (from Guided by Kids, Millard North Middle School, and Papillion LaVista Middle School) are signed up to compete, we have 2 high school students from Omaha Marian and Millard North who have agreed to be presiding officers, and we have a slate of 6 bills and resolutions to debate. GBK will host via Zoom teleconferencing, and all students who take part, along with the two