On Feb. 23, Skagit Valley College hosted a luncheon in McIntyre Hall to facilitate conversation between the justices and the high school students of San Juan County.

Middle and high school teacher Colleen Currie took seven students from Lopez across to Mount Vernon, Patience Taylor, McLeod Paton, Samantha Swanson, Marne Cook, Alex Cook, Hannah Hobi, and Teddy McCullough.

The seven were able to get a closer view of the Washington State Supreme Court, to ask questions and to hear cases argued.

Currie summed up the afternoon, “Not only did we learn a great deal by hearing the court cases argued, but by speaking with our justices over lunch, their roles in the judicial branch were better understood. It was a great and unique experience for our students as future leaders, policy makers, and, most importantly, aware and participatory citizens.”