It was September, 24th 2024, and it was the day we went to the Board of Legislators field trip. Personally, I was having low expectations for this trip. But then when I found out I was sitting in a real chamber room where our Legislature Ben Boykin has his meetings, my jaw dropped. “Wow.” I said in shock. I enjoyed many things on this trip such as having a debate and finding out the population of my county. I also learned many things about the Board of Legislator on this trip.
Some of my favorite activities of the Board of Legislators were having a debate in the chamber room, meeting Ben Boykin and going in the committee room. When I went into the committee room I felt like I was in a very important situation. It was like I was the main attention if I was on tv. Another thing that I very much enjoyed was having another debate in the committee room. I said “you should be able to wear whatever you want to school instead of a uniform.” This felt very cool to do. This room is where laws are brought up and decide whether or not they should be a law or not. I liked this room a lot because it had candy which was a great addition to the field trip. The last thing that I felt was one of my favorite things about the trip was meeting our Legislature Ben Boykin. It felt like I was meeting Super Man knowing that he is a very important person to Westchester County. Knowing this I would like to learn some more things about the board of Legislators.
There were a lot of things that I learned on the field trip but one was how many people live in Scarsdale. We also learned about the different courthouses and what happens in the chamber room. For example, when I found out that 20,000 thousand people live in Scarsdale I said. “Holy Molly there’s less than I expected.” Another thing that I learned was the three different courts. When I found out there were three, I was very surprised. Another thing I learned was that there were three different court rooms: the federal, county, and the Supreme Court. The last thing I learned is where the board of Legislators have their meetings. When I went Inside the chamber room where the legislators debate whether or not a law should be one or not. This made my brain blown away. When I had to speak on the microphone, I said “I feel like there should be vending machines with snacks because it is a nice treat for kids to have.” I thought this was a really cool experience and hope this becomes a real thing in the future.
In the end, this field trip wasn’t that bad and I learned many interesting facts and experienced many fun things. From the time I went into the chamber room, to the time we learned that 1.1 million people lived in Scarsdale. Experiencing these things blows my brain away and wants me to learn more. This is definitely one of my favorite school trips so far. What is your favorite school trip you’ve been on?
