The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School We the People Team has placed second in the nation in The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals, which took place Monday, April 27th in Washington, DC. The 2015 competition marks the 9th time Maggie Walker has finished in the top three since 2003 (2011 and 2003 National Champions). Additionally, Walker’s Unit 1 won the prestigious Magna Carta Award for the highest score in the nation on the Magna Carta question.
We the People team members study a broad range of topics related to American government and constitutionalism and prepare for simulated congressional hearings, during which judges question and score units based on knowledge and articulation.
The National Finals marked the end of months of study and hard-won first place finishes at the district level and state level for the team.
The Walker We the People team is fortunate to receive support from the Governor’s School Foundation and particular support from corporate sponsors the New Market Foundation, the MeadWestvaco Foundation, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Tailored Touches, and Geoff McDonald and Associates.
http://www.civiced.org/programs/wtp
Maggie Walker We the People team is coached by Social Studies teacher and alumnus Sam Ulmschneider (Class of ’02):
Maggie L. Walker We the People Team 2015
| Unit 1:
Connor Wood Margaret Jewett Lucy Grinnan Pranay Vissa
Unit 2: Ellie Palazzolo Tyler Walker Chelsie Motley Rajiv Tummala
Unit 3: Katie Wood Andrew Leffler Sam Schwartzkopf Joanne Choi |
Unit 4:
Debbie Mayo Radhika Srivastava Elizabeth Ratliff Jordyn Kent
Unit 5: Matthew Perry Robert Sherman Helen Li Kayla Aaron
Unit 6: Reed Canaan Alessandro Ragazzi Coly Elhai Galen Green
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