It wasn’t too long ago Elmore County Commissioner Desirae Lewis Jackson was a senior at Wetumpka High School. It was spring and she was sitting in the old court room at the historic Elmore County Courthouse for government day. Jackson visited with commissioners and other public officials learning about government functions.
Last week, a few years after that visit on government day, Jackson, along with the rest of the Elmore County Commission, welcomed 500 juniors and seniors from seven schools across the county for the 21st annual Government Day.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County employee Thad Hankins speaks to students from Elmore County about the history of the Elmore County Courthouse at Government Day. At one point in time there was a bridge that went from the county jail to the courthouse.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI A student runs with a backpack stuffed with water and other emergency needs during a demonstration by the Elmore County EMA about what is needed during a disaster.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County officials, left, speaks to students in Gold Star Park about the role government plays in citizens’ lives.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Students look over some of the tools used by the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Response Group. The tools help law enforcement serve warrants when subjects barricade themselves in.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County commissioner Henry Hines speaks to students from Holtville in the Wetumpka Council chambers at Government Day.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County commissioner Desirae Lewis Jackson speaks to Elmore County students at the Wetumpka Depot about some of the social services available in the county.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Wetumpka firefighters demonstrate how they remove doors, hoods and roofs from automobiles in the case of an accident at Elmore County Government Day.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Wetumpka firefighters demonstrate how they remove doors, hoods and roofs from automobiles in the case of an accident at Elmore County Government Day.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County students get a lesson in how the county’s public works crews maintain county roadways with a road patrol and bush hog.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County employee Thad Hankins speaks to students from Elmore County about the history of the Elmore County Courthouse at Government Day. At one point in time there was a bridge that went from the county jail to the courthouse.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI A student runs with a backpack stuffed with water and other emergency needs during a demonstration by the Elmore County EMA about what is needed during a disaster.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County officials, left, speaks to students in Gold Star Park about the role government plays in citizens’ lives.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Students look over some of the tools used by the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Response Group. The tools help law enforcement serve warrants when subjects barricade themselves in.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County commissioner Henry Hines speaks to students from Holtville in the Wetumpka Council chambers at Government Day.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County commissioner Desirae Lewis Jackson speaks to Elmore County students at the Wetumpka Depot about some of the social services available in the county.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Wetumpka firefighters demonstrate how they remove doors, hoods and roofs from automobiles in the case of an accident at Elmore County Government Day.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Wetumpka firefighters demonstrate how they remove doors, hoods and roofs from automobiles in the case of an accident at Elmore County Government Day.
PHOTOS: Elmore County students take part in government day
Cliff Williams / TPI Elmore County students get a lesson in how the county’s public works crews maintain county roadways with a road patrol and bush hog.
