Congratulations to the We the People team from the Capitol Hill Campus of the Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy, winner of the 2010 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution high school competition for the District of Columbia!
Three other local high schools also competed to varying extents: the Parkside campus of Cesar Chavez, St. John's College High School, and National Cathedral School. The teachers from all schools, as well as the community leaders and educators who served as judges at the competition, were impressed with the knowledge and skills of all students involved in the competition.
Kavitha Cardoza from WAMU 88.5 FM, the local NPR affiliate, also stopped by the event to talk with some of the students and teachers. Her piece ran the next day on the air, which you can read or listen to here.
District Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton congratulated all of the students at the end of the competition, insisting that they continue to empower themselves and become owners of their democracy. She told them, "You should crown your achievement today by taking it and insisting that you are the last class of second-class citizens in D.C.," referring to the struggle for voting rights in the District.
The Chavez-Capitol Hill team will be representing the District of Columbia in the national finals of the We the People in a competition that brings 1,200 students from all fifty states (and the District) to Washington this April 24-26, 2010.
The winning team: Cesar Chavez-Capitol Hill
Keynote speaker: Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton
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