{"id":150569,"date":"2026-08-12T19:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150569"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:39:44","slug":"day-invites-local-students-to-enter-state-representative-for-a-day-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150569","title":{"rendered":"Day Invites Local Students to Enter \u2018State Representative for a Day\u2019 Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

HARRISBURG<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rep. Gary Day (R-Lehigh) is inviting high school students throughout the 187th Legislative District to participate in his \u201cState Representative for a Day\u201d essay contest.<\/p>\n

The contest is open to students in grades 9-12. Participants are asked to identify a real-world issue they believe should be addressed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and propose a practical solution.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung people bring valuable perspectives to the issues facing our communities and Commonwealth,\u201d Day said. \u201cThis contest will give students an opportunity to think critically about public policy, develop a realistic solution and learn how ideas can become laws. I look forward to reading their proposals.\u201d<\/p>\n

A panel of judges, including Day, will select three winning essays. Each winner will be invited to Harrisburg to shadow Day for a day, tour the state Capitol, and learn more about the legislative process and the responsibilities of a state representative.<\/p>\n

Essays must be submitted by Wednesday, Sept. 30, to\u00a0hbortz@pahousegop.com<\/a>. Submissions should include the student\u2019s name, grade, school and contact information. Questions about the contest may be directed to Day\u2019s district office at 610-965-9933.<\/p>\n

The 187th Legislative District includes the boroughs of Alburtis and Macungie, as well as Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lynn, Washington and Weisenberg townships and portions of Upper Macungie Township.<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nChris Comisac<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HARRISBURG\u00a0\u2013 Rep. Gary Day (R-Lehigh) is inviting high school students throughout the 187th Legislative District to participate in his \u201cState Representative for a Day\u201d essay contest. The contest is open to students in grades 9-12. Participants are asked to identify a real-world issue they believe should be addressed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and … Continue reading Day Invites Local Students to Enter \u2018State Representative for a Day\u2019 Essay Contest<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gary-day.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150570,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150569\/revisions\/150570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/141323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=150569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=150569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}