[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 18, 1994]
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            ``WE THE PEOPLE * * *'' PROGRAM NATIONAL FINALS

  Mr. BROWN. Madam President, on April 30-May 2, 1994, more than 1,200 
students from 47 States and the District of Columbia were in our 
Nation's Capitol to compete in the national finals of the ``We the 
People * * * The Citizen and the Constitution'' program. A class from 
East High School in Denver represented Colorado. These young scholars 
have worked hard to reach the national finals by winning local 
competitions in Colorado.
  The members of the team representing Colorado are: John Akolt, Aisha 
Alkayali, Ned Augenblick, Eric Berson, Kendra Bird, Noah Borwick, John 
Fryer, Susan Givens, Andrea Gibson, Erin Gretzinger, Tyler Haring, 
Daniel Hoefer, Thomas Kerr, Kimberly Knous, Sarah Liegl, Justin Milner, 
Eric Nussbaumer, Kristin Petri, Ashby Plain, Nickie Robinson, Laura 
Ruttum, Lafayette Scott-Pierre, Jessica Smith, Alexis Sophocles, 
Gwendolyn Turner, Lane Volpe, and Graham Williams.
  Their teacher, Dr. Deanna Morrison, deserves much of the credit for 
the success of the team. The district coordinator, Loyal Darr, and the 
State coordinator, Barbara Miller, also contributed a significant 
amount of time and effort to help the team reach the national finals 
and place in the top 10.
  The ``We the People * * * program, supported and funded by Congress, 
is the most extensive educational program in the country developed 
specifically to educate young people about the Constitution and the 
Bill of Rights. The 3-day national competition simulates a 
congressional hearing in which students' oral presentation are judged 
on the basis of their knowledge of constitutional principles and their 
ability to apply them to historical and contemporary issues.
  Administered by the Center for Civic Education, the program is now in 
its 7th year and has reached more than 20 million elementary, middle, 
and high school students and teachers. The ``We the People * * *'' 
program provides an excellent opportunity for students to gain an 
informed perspective of the significance of the U.S. Constitution and 
its place in our history and our lives.

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