We the People News
During the We the People Volunteer Dinner on March 11, 2010, Delegate Brenda Pogge (R-96th) and Delegate Bob Brink (D-48th) presented the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier with a House Joint Resolution commending the Center's work with We the People and endorsing the Virginia We the People program. Delegate Brenda Pogge championed the Resolution in the General Assembly. Kelly Carmichael, Virginia We the People State Coordinator of the Center of the Constitution; Andrew Washburn, former We the People State Coordinator and current Managing Director of the Center for the Constitution; and Robert Leming, We the People National Director of the Center for Civic Education received the Resolution.
After securing their spot as the Virginia We the People State Champion, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School represented the Commonwealth of Virginia at the 2010 We the People National Finals in Washington, D.C. on April 24-26, 2010, placing third in the nation. Teams from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands competed in this annual event. During the first two-days of competition, Maggie Walker earned enough points to continue to the final top-ten round of competition, where they competed in the Senate Committee Hearing Rooms on Capitol Hill. During the three days of competition, students demonstrated their knowledge of the Constitution before simulated congressional committees made up of constitutional scholars, lawyers, journalists, state Supreme Court justices, and public officials.
The 2009 Virginia State Champions Maggie L. Walker Governor's School placed fourth at the We the People National Competition in Washington, D.C.. Maggie Walker emerged from the first day of competition on April 26th as one of the top ten teams at the tournament, earning them a spot at the final round of hearings on Capitol Hill the following day. After a third and final round of question-and-answer, Maggie Walker earned enough points to place fourth in the nation for the 2009 competition.
