For Immediate Release
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CONTACT: Christi Powers
State Bar of Wisconsin
(608) 250-6025
(608) 692-2206 (mobile) |
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Heritage Christian Students to Compete in National Tournament
The West Allis school takes 1st & 2nd in public policy contest
MADISON, June 11, 2002 - - For the fifth year in a
row, a group of students from Heritage Christian Middle School in West
Allis have won the "We the People...Project Citizen" statewide
competition. As a result, Heritage Christian has again earned the right
to represent Wisconsin at next month's national tournament in Denver,
Colorado.
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 work.
The Heritage Christian students researched and planned solutions to
three diverse public policy issues - dangerous intersections, littering
and private school tuition. Four teams of students spent a semester
studying the issue of their choice and developed implementation plans
under the direction of their teacher Tracy Eastburn. The winning entry
focused on improving the intersection of Woelfel Road and Wisconsin
Avenue near their school.
The competition, held at State Bar Center in Madison on June 1, 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 16 judges
- including attorneys, legislative staff, government leaders and retired
teachers - scored the entries based on completeness, clarity, and
graphics.
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.
The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association,
created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a law
license in Wisconsin. With more than 20,000 members, the State Bar aids
the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides
continuing legal education for its members, and assists Wisconsin
lawyers in carrying out initiatives to educate the public about the
legal system.
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