Stefano hosts ‘Senator for a Day’ event for area students
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March 21, 2022

Stefano hosts ‘Senator for a Day’ event for area students

By Stacy Wolford

By TAYLOR BROWN
tbrown@yourmvi.com

More than 100 students from 14 area high schools got a chance to be “Senator for a Day” during a recent event sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano earlier this month. Stefano, R-Bullskin Township said the event turned out better than ever before. Held at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, students from Albert Gallatin, Belle Vernon Area, Brownsville Area, Conemaugh Township Area, Connellsville Area Career and Technology Center, Geibel Catholic, Laurel Highlands, Mount Pleasant Area, North Star, Rockwood Area, Somerset Area, Turkeyfoot Valley Area, Uniontown Area and Windber Area school districts attended.

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