Abigail Stephens has two very important jobs in the Youth and Government program. She is also running to be the chief justice of youth and government as well as a judge in mock trial. She is a very esteemed judge of her district. District 7 at Veterans Memorial High School. Her campaign consists of 3 components. Comfortability, respect, and constructiveness. “These are all very vital aspects to take into a courtroom.”As this is her second year in Youth and Government she decided to run “ I feel like ever since I joined I wanted to better myself but now I feel like I’ve done all I can for myself so now why not just spread that onto others and try to help others in any way that I can in this program.”She very heavily incorporates who she is into her campaign “I incorporate who I am in my campaign by at least trying my best to be very nice, kind, and respectful to all delegates and I hope to bring that through my platforms too.” She highly enjoys being in Youth and Government. She shares her best memory of her first year of the program.“My best memory in Youth and Government is probably all of the days of state
last year (2023) because I loved it so much it was my first year in Youth and Government and I immediately fell in love with it after.”She gives a little insight into how voting and campaigning are different this year (2024) and advice on how to deal with the new changes.“ A piece of advice I’d give is probably to prepare more for your campaign because I was made aware about two days before voting began that the section I’m in won’t be able to vote. So it’s better to get an early start.”

Written by Marley Nervais