[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING EAST BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL'S SUCCESS IN ``WE THE PEOPLE'' 
                                PROGRAM

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, on April 26, 2003, more than 
1,200 students from across the United States will visit Washington, DC, 
to compete in the national finals of the ``We the People: The Citizen 
and the Constitution'' program. Administered by the Center for Civic 
Education and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, this program 
is designed to educate students about the importance and contemporary 
relevance of the Constitution. The program provides curricular 
materials at upper elementary, middle, and high school levels and 
incorporates critical thinking and problem-solving activities to 
complement the information gathered in classrooms, and gleaned from 
textbooks.
  I am proud to announce that the class from East Brunswick High School 
will represent my home State of New Jersey in this national event. 
These young scholars have worked conscientiously to reach the national 
finals by participating at local and statewide competitions. They have 
earned the honor to come to Washington for the national competition, 
which is modeled after a congressional hearing and includes oral 
testimony and questioning before a panel of judges.
  It is inspiring to see these young people advocate the ideals and 
principles of our Government, and I wish these budding constitutional 
experts from East Brunswick, NJ, the best of luck at the ``We the 
People'' national finals.

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