We the People Competition

Posted by Jim Wayman on Mar 07, 2017

Jamie Dawson a government teacher at Emporia High School, along with students Katherine Keinholtz and Austin Wang talked to our Rotary Club about the We the People competition. We the People is a civic organization that was started 30 years ago to further learning about the U.S. Constitution and civic values, and provides curriculum for teachers in the classroom. It also sponsors state competitions throughout the country with mock congressional hearings to boost the knowledge of students. Jamie Dawson took sixteen students to the state competition and the group received the second place trophy in their first

competition, missing first place by only two points (out of 1,600 points). An invitation was also received to the national competition in Washington, DC., so they are currently fundraising nearly $30,000 to get their group to the competition.