On Friday, January 8th St. Pete Beach Mayor Maria Lowe, who is also stepmom to 7th grade student Gabriel Lowe, and Vice Mayor is Terri Finnerty spoke to the 7th grade class, thanks to Social Studies teacher Carolyn Rowe. The class has just started their unit on civics and the main conversation was about municipal government. The students are also writing an essay for a Florida state-wide contest titled “If I were elected Mayor…” of which Mayor Lowe invited our students to participate in the contest.