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Arcadia Weekly Apr 30, 2010
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The 2010 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution national champions were honored during an Arcadia High School rally Friday afternoon. The Arcadia students were named the winners of the three-day academic competition on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights on Monday in Washington, D.C.
More than 1,100 students representing 52 schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands participated in the 23rd annual We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals in Washington, D.C., April 24–26.
In the academic competition, students serve as expert witnesses testifying on constitutional issues in a simulated congressional hearing. Each class is divided into six groups, corresponding with the units in the We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution text. Students are scored on their opening presentation and on answers to follow-up questions by a panel of judges, who grade the students on understanding, constitutional application, reasoning, supporting evidence, responsiveness, and participation. The national finals judges included state Supreme Court judges, public officials, political scientists, historians, civic educators, attorneys, and journalists.
Arcadia’s We the People class is led by teacher Kevin Fox and coached by civic volunteers Gary Kovacic, Bob Garrett, Jim Romo, Karyn McCreary, Carl Nielsen, and Jill Engle.
Implemented nationally in upper elementary, middle, and high schools, the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program reached more than 30 million students and 81,000 teachers in its 23-year history. The program is directed by the Los Angeles-based Center for Civic Education and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Education for Democracy Act approved by Congress.
