CLARKSVILLE — In real life, Corey Skurrow is a sophomore-to-be at Sycamore High School. But for the weekend, he is a partial owner of a grocery in the simulation town “Capa City.”

Sasha Appatova, a Sycamore High School student, played a journalist in the simulation. (Tony Jones photo)

        Corey, 15, was among 55 student delegates from area high schools who were united for three days at the Joy Outdoor Educational Center to take on the roles of community members. Students participated as city leaders, journalists, school officials and doctors while trying to solve typical city problems such as substance abuse, depression and social cruelty.

        “Everyone's ideas count,” Corey said, adding that the simulation gives voice to “what kids really want.”

        The training should come in handy in, say, the year 2020, when the students who participated in the simulation are situated in real-life leading roles in the community, participants said.

        “I always like doing things that stimulate the mind,” said Caitlin Madden, a 14-year-old sophomore-to-be at Ursuline Academy, who was an insurance agent for the weekend. “This really showed us how to make a plan and to follow through to solve problems.”

        The program has included more than 1,000 students since it began in the early 1990s. The Northeast Community Challenge Coalition sponsors the simulation. Officials chose delegates from Sycamore High School, Moeller High School, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and Ursuline Academy.

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