We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, is a yearly competition for American high school students held in Washington D.C. The competition is styled as a congressional hearing. Each team is divided up into six units, each composed of three or more students. Each unit focuses on a particular area of Constitutional interest - from the philosophical underpinnings and Constitutional Convention to modern day implications.
In preparation for the competition, each unit prepares three four minute speeches in response to formal prompts. On the day of the competition each unit will be asked to present one of their speeches and a panel of three judges will have a six minute questioning period to ask follow-up questions.
In order to qualify for the national competition, a team must win its state championship. The national competition takes place over three days, with only the top ten teams from the first two days advancing to the final day. At the national competition, each unit will present two or three of their speeches, depending on whether their team proceeds to the final round. Scores from the first two days are not factored into the final ranking of the top ten teams.
According to the Center for Civic Education, "Since the inception of the We the People program in 1987, more than 28 million students and 90 thousand educators have participated." More than 1,200 students participate in the national competition each year.
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[edit] 2008 Results [1]
National Winners' Awards
1st Place:Colorado
2nd Place:Virginia
3rd Place:Oregon
Honorable Mention
(top ten)
Alabama
California
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Vermont
Unit Awards
Best non-finalist team for expertise in each unit of competition
Unit 1: Texas
Unit 2: New Mexico
Unit 3: Alaska
Unit 4: Arizona
Unit 5: FLORIDA
Unit 6: Georgia
Regional Awards
Best non-finalist team from each region
Western States: Washington
Mountains/Plains States: Nebraska
Central States: Missouri
Southeastern States: North Carolina
Northeastern States: New Jersey
[edit] 2008 State Competition Finalists [2]
- Alabama: Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, Alabama - Teacher: Amy Maddox
- Alaska: West Anchorage High School, Anchorage, Alaska - Teacher: Pamela J. Orme
- Arizona: Dobson High School, Mesa, Arizona - Teacher: Shannon S. Sweat
- Arkansas: Russellville Junior High School, Russellville, Arkansas - Teacher: Gayla Bailey
- California: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California - Teacher: Brian Ladd
- Colorado: East High School, Denver, Colorado - Teacher: Susan McHugh
- Connecticut: Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut - Teacher: Michael Margonis
- Delaware: Lake Forest High School, Felton, Delaware - Teacher: Ryan Pickett
- Florida: Miami Killian Senior High School, Miami, Florida - Teacher: Lorraine Silverstein
- Georgia: Chamblee Charter High School, Atlanta, Georgia - Teacher: Stephen Rubino
- Hawaii: Kahuku High & Intermediate School, Kahuku, Hawaii - Teacher: Uila M.F. Vendiola
- Idaho: Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot, Idaho - Teacher: Holly Kartchner
- Illinois: Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, Illinois - Teacher: Andy Trenkle
- Indiana: Munster High School, Munster, Indiana - Teacher: Michael Gordon
- Iowa: Des Moines East High School, Des Moines, Iowa - Teacher: Stan Thompson
- Kansas: Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park, Kansas - Teacher: Amy Person
- Kentucky: Highlands High School, Fort Thomas, Kentucky - Teacher: Brian S. Robinson
- Louisiana: Grace King High School, Metairie, Louisiana - Teacher: Jamie Staub
- Maine: Catherine McAuley High School, Portland, Maine - Teacher: Joseph A. Wagner
- Maryland: Boonsboro High School, Boonsboro, Maryland - Teacher: Karri L. Ernst
- Massachusetts: Chatham High School, Chatham, Massachusetts - Teacher: Tom Flaherty
- Michigan: East Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan - Teacher: Janice Yates
- Minnesota: Duluth Central High School, Duluth, Minnesota - Teacher: Ethan Fisher
- Mississippi: Ocean Springs High School, Ocean Springs, Mississippi - Teacher: Angela E. Sanders
- Missouri: Westminster Christian Academy, St Louis, Missouri - Teacher: Ken Boesch
- Montana: Anaconda High School, Anaconda, Montana - Teacher: Angela McLean
- Nebraska: Lincoln East High School, Lincoln, Nebraska - Teacher: Kevin Rippe
- Nevada: Edward C. Reed High School, Sparks, Nevada - Teacher: Mark H. Towell
- New Hampshire: Milford High School, Milford, New Hampshire - Teacher: David Alcox
- New Jersey: East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, New Jersey - Teacher: Alan L. Brodman
- New Mexico: Highland High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Teacher: Steve H. Seth
- New York: Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York - Teacher: Scott A. Edwards
- North Carolina: Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro, North Carolina - Teacher: Ray Parrish
- North Dakota: Century High School, Bismarck, North Dakota - Teacher: Sharon Espeland Anderson
- Ohio: Findlay High School, Findlay, Ohio - Teacher: Mark W. Dickman
- Oklahoma: Norman High School, Norman, Oklahoma - Teacher: Sandra Bahan
- Oregon: Grant High School, Portland, Oregon - Teacher: Geoffrey Henderson
- Pennsylvania: Corry Area Middle High School, Corry, Pennsylvania - Teacher: Craig Dean
- Rhode Island: North Smithfield Junior Senior High School, North Smithfield, Rhode Island - Teacher: Natalie L. O'Brien
- South Carolina: Scholars Academy, Conway, South Carolina - Teacher: Georgia Holley
- South Dakota: Spearfish High School, Spearfish, South Dakota - Teacher: Patrick D. Gainey
- Tennessee: Happy Valley High School, Elizabethton, Tennessee - Teacher: Terry D. Morley
- Texas: Elkins High School, Missouri City, Texas - Teacher: Marilyn H. Ellington
- Utah: Sky View High School, Smithfield, Utah - Teacher: Michael Rigby
- Vermont: Essex High School, Essex Junction, Vermont - Teacher: Timothy Root
- Virginia: Maggie L Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies, Richmond, Virginia - Teacher: Phillip A. Sorrentino
- Washington: Tahoma Senior High School, Covington, Washington - Teacher: Gretchen P. Wulfing
- West Virginia: Herbert Hoover High School, Clendenin, West Virginia - Teacher:Debi O'Dell and Dennie A. Duncan
- Wisconsin: Wauwatosa West High School, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin - Teacher: Chad Mateske
- Wyoming: Cheyenne Central High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming - Teacher: Nathan Breen
U.S. Territories:
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Marianas High School, Saipan, CNMI - Teacher: John Davis
[edit] 2008 National Competition
- 1st: East High School, Denver, Colorado
- 2nd: Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia
- 3rd: Grant High School, Portland, Oregon
[edit] 2007 National Competition
- 1st: East High School, Denver, Colorado
- 2nd: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California
- 3rd: Grant High School, Portland, Oregon
[edit] 2006 National Competition
- 1st: East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, New Jersey
- 2nd: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California
- 3rd: East High School, Denver, Colorado
[edit] 2005 National Competition
- 1st: East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, New Jersey
- 2nd: Grant High School, Portland, Oregon
- 3rd: Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia
[edit] 2004 National Competition
- 1st: East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, New Jersey
- 2nd: Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia
- 3rd: Grant High School, Portland, Oregon
[edit] 2003 National Competition
- 1st: Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia
- 2nd: Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, Florida
- 3rd: East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, New Jersey
