A class of fourth graders lobbied, wrote letters and trekked to Trenton to make their case to lawmakers to make cranberry juice a symbol for New Jersey. And, it worked.
They lobbied, wrote letters and trekked to Trenton to make their case to lawmakers to make cranberry juice a symbol for New Jersey.Monday designating cranberry as the state juice. With the Assembly having previously approved the measure, it now heads to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk.in Cinnaminson, a project started in 2020 with now-sixth graders during a lesson on state symbols.Advertisement
Zarzycki flashed a picture of the 36-0 vote sent by the office of Sen. Troy Singleton, , one of the bill’s sponsors. Her students jumped to their feet and cheered, she said.Zarzycki said the students, who learned about how a bill becomes a law during their civic lesson, raised a concern that Murphy could veto it, blocking the measure from becoming a law.Zarzycki said she reassured the class that the bill had bipartisan support and has a good chance of becoming a law.
They selected cranberry juice to celebrate the state’s cranberry-growing heritage. New Jersey’s cranberry production ranks third in the country with an annual harvest valued at $15.8 million. During their statehouse visit, the students teamed up to make their pitches. They cited statistics and gave a historical overview of cranberries, grown in the Pinelands.
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