WHS Students to Compete In Constitution Project Finals
Two Washington High School students will compete in the statewide finals of The Constitution Project competition, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Jefferson City.
Carrie Snee and Darcy Becker will both compete as part of an all-star team comprised of the top students in each of the three disciplines from the regional competition whose schools did not advance to the team finals.
Snee will be a member of the crime scene investigation all-star team, and Becker will be part of the trial advocacy all-star team.
The Supreme Court of Missouris Committee on Civic Education announced this week that four teams will advance to the finals, including Logan-Rogersville High School, Cardinal Ritter Preparatory High School in St. Louis and the School of the Osage in Lake Ozark. The fourth team is the all-star team.
All of these winners gave outstanding performances in their chosen fields of crime scene investigation, journalism and trial advocacy, said Supreme Court of Missouri Judge Patricia Breckenridge, chair of the civic education committee.
They also demonstrated an exceptional understanding of and faithfulness to the Constitution, she said. We are so proud of them, and we look forward to seeing first-hand their progress at the statewide finals next week.
The WHS team competed in Region 2 against Cardinal Ritter, Dixon and St. James.
At the statewide finals, both team and individual winners will be selected in each of the three disciplines. Individual award winners will receive $1,000 scholarships from sponsoring organizations.
In addition, one outstanding student from each field from each school competing this year will be declared a Constitution Fellow. Constitution Fellows in journalism will spend a day at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism; fellows in crime scene investigation will spend a day at the Missouri State Highway Patrols crime lab in Jefferson City; and fellows in trial advocacy will spend a day at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.
Now in its second year statewide, the Constitution Project is an intensive, hands-on competition that engages students in investigating a mock crime scene, reporting about the crime and processing the resulting case as it progresses through the system, culminating in a mock trial all under the mentorship of local professionals in the fields of crime scene investigation, journalism and trial advocacy.
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WHS Students to Compete In Constitution Project Finals