The Youth in Government program is a nationally recognized activity promoting model legislatures throughout all the 50 states. At LLHS this program is expanded to include a more encompassing curriculum and designed to benefit students designated as Gifted and/or High Potential. The course is "for-credit" and is in the "electives section" of our high school matrix.
     Students are receiving the benefit of a near-fifty year-old program preparing them to participate in their local, state, and national government processes. In April (2008) those completing the program begun in August, 2007, will be convening in Santa Fe to occupy the "Roundhouse" and present law-bills, vote, argue cases before the student supreme court, and otherwise legislate for three days as they participate in the student legislative program. LLHS had 25 student attendees in 2007 who were sufficiently prepared to be in their places doing their assigned tasks, and were valid participants in the Y in G program in Santa Fe. Our students did themselves proud receiving praise and recognition for participation at Santa Fe as well as credit for the
course at LLHS.