Hopewell Elementary First Graders Take Over Borough Hall for a Day of Civics and Frogs

By: Seth Siditsky

Outlets: MercerMe

Published: November 17, 2025

Words: 503

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago


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Hopewell Borough Hall briefly belonged to a much younger governing body on Friday morning, when the Hopewell Elementary School first grade arrived for a hands-on lesson in how local government works — complete with a mock ordinance, a public hearing, and an important town-wide decision:

Should Freddy the Frog become the official animal of Hopewell Borough?

The trip, now in its second year, was organized by Councilwoman Krista Weaver, …

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