NCSL Annual Meeting 2000
4th Annual We the People...Project Citizen
National Competition
35 States Represented
Project Citizen is a middle school civic education program that engages classes of students to identify public policy issues in their communities, learn about the issues, and propose action plans to address the chosen issues. Classes produce portfolios to present their work and conclusions about changing public policy in their communities. The class portfolios from each of the states had previously been judged at a state-level competition and won the honor of representing their state. These portfolios were displayed at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures held in Chicago, Illinois on July 17-19, 2000. Members of state legislatures, legislative staff, educators, attorneys, and other interested citizens from around the country served as judges in this prestigious middle school academic competition.
After an intense preliminary round of judging, eight states’ portfolios made it to a final round of competition. The finalist represented Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, and Washington.
We are pleased to announce the final results of the judging:
First Place
Montana, Monforton School, “Monforton Path for Safety”
Teacher: Sally Broughton
Second Place
Michigan, Northern Hills Middle School, “School Safety-Prevention”
Teacher: Carole Cotts
Third Place
Arizona, Andersen Jr. H.S., “Urban Sprawl”
Teacher: Arlie Hunt
Honorable Mention
California, Woodbridge H.S., “The ABC’s of School Funding ”
Florida, Trenton Middle School, “Changing the Grade Scale in Florida”
Hawaii, Pearl City H.S, “Restricting Fireworks Use in Hawaii”
Nebraska, Loup County Public School, “Telecommuting”
Washington, Touchet School, “Mosquito Storm: Setting Up A Mosquito Control District”
 National Showcase Awards (2000-2007)
Project Citizen is a middle school civics education program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, which promotes participation in state and local government by teaching students how to monitor and influence public policy and encourage civic participation. For more information about this exciting program for middle school students, contact Karl Kurtz at NCSL (303) 364-7700 or, Michael Fischer at the Center for Civic Education (800) 350-4223.
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