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Bar News - February 22, 2002 Nashua Raising Funds to Represent NH in 'We the People' STUDENTS FROM NASHUA Senior High School are asking for your help as they raise funds for a trip to Washington, DC, to represent New Hampshire in the national We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution competition. On May 3, 2002, students from Nashua High will travel to Washington for the national finals of We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution, the highly prestigious academic competition on the United States Constitution. The Nashua students have studied for months to prepare for their role as experts testifying on constitutional issues in a simulated congressional hearing. To represent their state at the national finals, Nashua won first place in congressional district and state competitions sponsored by the Bar's Law-Related Education program earlier this year. The first round of the national finals will be held at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC, May 4 and 5. The competition involves entire classes making presentations and answering questions on constitutional topics before a panel of judges recruited from across the country. Constitutional scholars, lawyers and government leaders, acting as congressional committee members, will judge the students' performances. The combined scores of the classes during the first two days of hearings will determine which 10 teams will compete in the championship round May 6 in House hearing rooms on Capitol Hill. That evening, the winning classes will receive awards at a special ceremony, the location to be announced. The annual three-day final competition is the culminating activity of We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution, the most extensive education program of its kind in the country. The Nashua students have been working with their teacher, Tarin La France, since last fall to prepare for the competition. They studied We the People, an intensive curriculum that provides students with a fundamental understanding of the constitution and the Bill of Rights. During their stay in Washington, the Nashua students will tour historical sites and museums in the area. The We the People program is funded by the US Department of Education and is directed by the Center for Civic Education in Los Angeles, Calif. Melissa Childs, coordinator of the NHBA's Law-Related Education program, administers We the People in NH. Nationwide, the program is implemented at the upper elementary, middle and high school levels and has reached more than 26.5 million students during its 15-year history. The New Hampshire Bar Foundation contributed $1,000 to Nashua Senior High School and the students have begun a fundraising campaign in the community to raise the estimated $8,500 needed for the trip. Additional contributions can be sent to: Nashua Senior High School, c/o We the People, 36 Riverside Drive, Nashua, NH 03062.
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