C-SPAN Digital Bus Makes a Stop at Wentzville’s Holt High School

History and Government students at had the opportunity to board the travelling on Tuesday.

C-SPAN Community Relations Representative Doug Hemmig spoke with students about the network, American government and politics and how they can be informed citizens and take an active role in the democratic process. He asked what sources students used for news and encouraged them to always dig deeper and enlist multiple sources to ensure that they are well-informed.

The interactive mobile bus is equipped with the latest technology and equipment including touch-screen televisions, laptops, tablets and a SMARTboard.

C-SPAN employees take the bus across the country, visiting schools, community events, conferences and political gatherings to connect visitors with public affairs and government while providing a greater understanding of C-SPAN and their free resources.

Charter Communications was instrumental in bringing the C-SPAN bus to Holt.

“This is a fantastic educational tool that teaches students across the country how different forms of media work and their role in the political process, while encouraging those same students to take an active part in that process,” said Charter Senior Communications Manager Jessica Myers.

The C-SPAN Bus Program began in 1993 with a travelling school bus and the current digital bus was unveiled just last summer.