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    June 13, 2001

    News Release June 2001: Beaver Dam Middle School students earn statewide recognition

    For Immediate Release
      CONTACT: Christi Powers
    State Bar of Wisconsin
    (608) 250-6025
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    Beaver Dam Middle School students earn statewide recognition
    State Bar of Wisconsin hosts public policy competition

    MADISON, June 13, 2001 - Students from Beaver Dam Middle School earned Awards of Merit from the "We the People...Project Citizen" statewide competition for their creative efforts in researching and devising solutions to three public policy issues - homework overload, school dress codes and gun control. The students spent the semester studying the policy issues of their choice and developed implementation plans, under the direction of teacher Paul Friedemann.

    "The caliber of the entries clearly demonstrates that the students successfully worked together to find innovative solutions to societal problems," said retired teacher Jack Jarmes, state coordinator for Project Citizen." "I can't think of a better way to teach kids about the inner workings of government."

    Project Citizen is a civic education program for middle school students to promote competent and responsible participation in state and local government. The students' final product is a large portfolio displaying their research and recommendations.

    The competition, held at State Bar Center in Madison on June 9, was sponsored by the Wisconsin Law Foundation, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Center for Civic Education, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the U.S. Department of Education.

    A panel of seven judges-state legislators, government leaders, and marketing professionals - scored the entries based on completeness, clarity, and graphics. All 10 entries representing four schools statewide earned Awards of Merit. The winning entry from Heritage Christian Middle School in Delavan will compete in the national competition in San Antonio in August.

    For more information on other State Bar law-related education efforts, visit www.legalexplorer.com/education, or contact Dee Runaas at (800) 444-9404, ext. 6191.



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