WASHINGTON, April 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Schools from Alabama. California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Virginia are advancing to the championship round of the 2017 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals today Monday, April 24. Ten classes will vie for first place in the academic competition, where students demonstrate their constitutional knowledge during simulated congressional hearings. The championship round will take place in congressional hearing rooms on Capitol Hill. The competition schedule is provided below.
Nearly 1,300 high school students from 42 states have gathered in Washington, D.C., to participate in the 30th Annual We the People National Finals, administered by The Center for Civic Education. The initial field of 56 classes has been reduced to 10 finalists based on the combined scores of each class over the past two days of intense examination of their constitutional knowledge. In the competition, students demonstrate their knowledge of constitutional issues before simulated congressional committees composed of constitutional scholars, lawyers, historians and public officials. Students complete a comprehensive course of study on the Constitution to qualify for the competition.
More information about the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program and the National Finals is available at http://www.civiced.org/programs/wtp and http://www.civiced.org/national-finals-2017 .
COMPETING FINALISTS
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Competing 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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School |
State |
Room & Building |
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Grant High School |
Oregon |
2167 Rayburn |
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Amador Valley High School |
California |
2200 Rayburn |
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Cathedral High School |
Indiana |
2203 Rayburn |
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East Grand Rapids High School |
Michigan |
2237 Rayburn |
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Vestavia Hills High School |
Alabama |
122 Cannon |
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Compete 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
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School |
State |
Room & Building |
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Denver East High School |
Colorado |
2167 Rayburn |
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Douglas S Freeman High School* |
Virginia |
2200 Rayburn |
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Plainfield High School* |
Indiana |
2203 Rayburn |
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Maggie L. Walker Governor's |
Virginia |
2237 Rayburn |
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School for Government and International Studies | ||
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Maine South High School |
Illinois |
2322 Rayburn |
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*Denotes Wild Card Team |
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FINAL ROUND OF COMPETITION ON CAPITOL HILL
Open for news coverage. To avoid disruption of the hearings and facilitate news coverage please contact Robert Leming at 805-890-4059 or Mark Molli at 818-912-7695 prior to entering a hearing room.
THE AWARDS CEREMONY
April 24, 8:30 P.M. EDT
National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia
[Announcement of winners at 9:30 p.m. EDT]
SOURCE The Center for Civic Education