110 HRES 586 IH: Congratulating East High School of Denver, U.S. House of Representatives 2007-07-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 586 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2007 Ms. DeGette submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Congratulating East High School of Denver, Colorado, on winning the 2007 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution national competition.

Whereas in order to preserve our democracy, it is important that an in-depth understanding of the documents upon which our country was founded is passed on from generation to generation; Whereas students in the We the People competition demonstrate their understanding of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the documents’ contemporary significance by participating in simulated congressional hearings; Whereas the We the People competition, founded in 1987 on the bicentennial of the adoption of the Constitution, celebrated its 20th consecutive year in 2007; Whereas in the 20 years of competition, East High School has gone to the We the People national finals 18 times, placed in the top-ten fifteen times, placed in the top-three seven times, and placed in the top-two three times; Whereas on April 30, 2007, East High School placed first in the national We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution competition for the second time in the school's history, the last time being in 1992; and Whereas the 28 team members exhibited an extraordinary grasp of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)congratulates the East High School team on winning the 2007 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution competition; (2)recognizes the academic accomplishments of Dan Aschkinaski, Rachel Banks, Catilin Bell, Tyler Castle, Tessa Caudle, Carlo Davis, Emery Donovan, Mats Engdahl, Charlie Fine, Rye Finegan, Mackenzie Gilchrist, Catie Gilwa, Morgan Hall, Tim Hambidge, Taylor Jones, Sam Keene, Tucker Larson, Marissa Latta, Sean McCarthy, Brian McQuinn, Alexa Morrill, Michelle Murphy, Kaitlyn Randol, Manon Scales, Katrina Sondermann, Matt Valeta, Max Visti-Hanka, and Davis Wert; (3)recognizes the guidance and commitment of coach Susan McHugh; (4)recognizes the work of Loyal Darr, We the People coordinator for Colorado’s First District; and (5)directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of this resolution to Denver School District Superintendent Michael Bennet and coach Susan McHugh for appropriate display.