[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2010 WE THE PEOPLE NATIONAL 
                                 FINALS

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                           HON. WM. LACY CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2010

  Mr. CLAY. Madam Speaker, from April 24-26, 2010 more than 1,200 
students from across the country visited Washington, D.C. to take part 
in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals. 
We the People is the most extensive educational program in the country 
that educates young people about the U.S. Constitution and Bill of 
Rights. Administered by the Center for Civic Education, the We the 
People program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education under the 
Education for Democracy Act approved by the United States Congress.
  I am proud to announce that a class from Westminster Christian 
Academy represented the state of Missouri at this prestigious national 
event. These outstanding students, through their knowledge of the U.S. 
Constitution, won their statewide competition and captured ninth place 
at the national level.
  While in Washington, the students participated in a three-day 
academic competition that simulates a congressional hearing in which 
students demonstrate their knowledge and skills as they evaluate, take, 
and defend positions on historical and contemporary constitutional 
issues. Annual surveys consistently show that high school students who 
take part in the We the People academic competition outperform national 
samples of high school students participating in the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress political test by at least 22 
percent.
  Madam Speaker, the names of these outstanding students from 
Westminster Christian Academy are:
  Molly Anderson, Nick Arnold, Olivia Atkinson, Cheyenne Bartlett, 
Daniel Chae, Jacob Dahl, Kevin Goldfarb, Jake Grimes, Grace Johnson, 
Sarah Johnson, Alex Lindstrom, Jimmy Myers, Andrew Nichols, David 
Rasche, Matt Schwartz, Michael Scott, Ashley Segrave, Emily Sherman, 
and Curtis Stump.
  I also wish to commend the teacher of the class, Ken Boesch, who is 
responsible for preparing these young constitutional experts for the 
National Finals. Also worthy of special recognition are Millie Aulbur, 
the state coordinator, and Sandra Diamond, the district coordinator who 
are responsible for implementing the We the People program in my 
district.
  I congratulate these young ``constitutional experts'' on their 
outstanding achievement at the We the People national finals.

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