[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 15 (Friday, February 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S896-S897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WICHITA HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I would like to take this moment 
to recognize the class from Wichita Heights High School which will be 
representing the State of Kansas in the 2002 national finals of the We 
the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution program.
  On May 4-6, 2002, more than 1,200 students from across the United 
States will visit Washington, DC, to take part in this competition, 
which is the most extensive educational program in the country 
developed specifically to educate young people about the Constitution 
and the Bill of Rights. This 3-day competition, administered by the 
Center for Civic Education, is modeled after hearings in the U.S. 
Congress and consists of oral presentations by high school students 
before a panel of adult judges on constitutional topics. The students' 
testimony is followed by a period of questioning by the judges who 
probe their depth of understanding and ability to apply their 
constitutional knowledge.
  I am very pleased to see these young people advocating the 
fundamental ideals that identify us as a people and bind us together as 
a Naiton. I am proud that this class from Wichita Heights High School 
will be representing Kansas on the national level in this worthy 
endeavor. I wish their entire team the best success at the We the 
People . . . national finals this May.

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