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| February 09, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From University Wire)

Byline: Adam Denison

Elementary school students in St. George have thrown themselves headfirst into the Utah political process by lobbying for the legislature to adopt a new state symbol: the Western Rattler as the state reptile.

Fourth-grade students in Laura Graf's social studies class and other classes at Diamond Valley Elementary School began petitioning for the creation of a state reptile at the beginning of the school year.

Graf, originally a music teacher, is a first-year teacher at the elementary school and was interested in finding a way to really impact the students.

"I wanted to do something that…

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