Dayton city officials got an earful of ideas from a group of Dayton High School seniors at the October city council meeting.
Six Dayton High seniors shared their insights, concerns and ideas with council as part of an ongoing effort to foster more collaboration between the city and school community.
Earlier this year council heard ideas from students at Lincoln Elementary. One idea, the addition of a GaGa ball pit in Gil Lynn Park, made it into final renovation plans at the park. The pit was added last April.
Now it was the high school’s turn, and seniors took on the challenge as a project. At the meeting the students presented their input on three questions:
- What kind of city do we as seniors want to live in?
- What are the things we want to see happen in the city, and
- How can the city make changes so people want to continue living in Dayton.
The students speak
First up were Hailey McVey and Brooklynn Unsell. They focused first on the things they like about Dayton including its walkability, local schools, parks, shops and restaurants…