Middle School We the People State Competition Results

Fishers Junior High School won today’s Indiana Bar Foundation Middle School We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution state championship.

Castle South Middle School from Newburgh finished second, and Fall Creek Junior High from Fishers finished third in the annual competition held at the Historic Crowne Plaza Union Station Downtown.

Unit Awards were earned by classes at these schools:
Unit One: St. Richard’s Episcopal School, Indianapolis
Unit Two: Woodside Middle School, Fort Wayne
Unit Three: St. Richard’s Episcopal School, Indianapolis
Unit Four: Canterbury School, Fort Wayne
Unit Five: St. Vincent de Paul School, Fort Wayne
Unit Six: Carroll Middle School, Fort Wayne

“Congratulations to our state champions and to all 300 students who competed in today’s finals. We are deeply grateful to the teachers, administrators, parents, school communities, and volunteer judges who make this program possible. Thanks to their dedication and the generosity of our supporters, the Foundation proudly brings the transformative We the People program to more than 10,000 Indiana students each year,” said President & CEO Charles Dunlap.

The Foundation administers the We the People program for Indiana.

The We the People competition consists of simulated legislative hearings. Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles through presenting their views on a specific topic and then defending their positions by answering questions from a panel of judges.

The state champion will now have the opportunity to represent the Hoosier State at the We the People National Invitational, taking place April 25-26.