Atlantic City High School students presented a "Project Citizens"

 Students from Mr. Mancuso’s history class at Atlantic City High School recently took part in Project Citizen, an event where they presented ideas to solve real problems in their community.

This event was held in the school library, the event gave students a chance to research local issues, create solutions, and present them to others. The topics covered were real life events that are in their own city, the City of Atlantic City.

One project, titled “Help Needed: Homeless in New Jersey,” was presented by Johnar Queen-Brown and Jayden Parker. They focused on the growing number of people without homes and shared ideas to improve access to shelters.

Another group, Alan Cabellero and Juan Encarnacion, created “From Streets to Stability,” which looked at ways to help homeless people find housing and better support.

Another project, “Gun Violence” was presented by Jonathan Perez Rivas, Alexander Lazo-Machuca, and Jennifer Medina-Lopez. Their work highlighted the causes of gun violence and offered solutions like better policing through out the city, and how citizens can help with that.

Lastly, Abraham Camara and Cheyenne Pugh presented “Roads of Atlantic City,” a project that pointed out issues with the city’s streets and suggested better road repair plans and a suggestion where they are planning on raising money for this project.

Each group spoke clearly and confidently, showing that they had done their research and cared about their topics.

The event was a great example of how students can use their voices to bring attention to problems and be part of the solution. With projects like these, it’s clear that the future of Atlantic City is in great hands. We hope this project can be looked at, and the city will do something about it.