[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE BLUE VALLEY NORTHWEST TEAM

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. KEVIN YODER

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the team from Blue 
Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas that is 
representing our state this weekend at the 31st Annual We the People 
National Finals academic competition.
  The We the People program is a civics education course that teaches 
K-12 students around the country about the U.S. Constitution. Each 
year, this program culminates in a national competition, in which state 
champion teams come to Washington, D.C. to test their constitutional 
knowledge against other students from around the country.
  This will be Blue Valley Northwest's seventh year in a row as the 
Kansas champion, representing our state in the We the People national 
competition. Under the leadership of teacher Ken Thomas, they have 
earned the state title in nine out the last ten years. This is a 
remarkable achievement and a testament to the dedication of Blue Valley 
Northwest students and Mr. Thomas to learning about our nation's 
Constitution.
  I applaud the Blue Valley Northwest team for this achievement, and I 
welcome them to our nation's Capital. Good luck to them in the 
competition, and go Huskies.

                          ____________________