4/10/13 - Howell High Schoolâs state-champion We The People team held a public demonstration of their skills for sponsors and local judges last night before they head off to compete for the national title. We The People is a competition in which competing teams of students answer questions regarding the history and content of the United States Constitution, with their answers judged by professionals. The Howell team was deemed the best in the state in January, and with the help of local sponsors it will go to Washington, D.C. this spring to represent Michigan in the national championship. More than 50 people turned out for the demonstration at the high school last night. The event gave the teamâs sponsors a chance to see first-hand what they were sponsoring and gave the students a chance to practice their national-level responses in front of an audience. Judges at the event included representatives from sponsor organizations as well as officials such as County Prosecutor Bill Vailliencourt, Superintendent Ron Wilson, and State Representative Cindy Denby. The team practices for an hour every school day and holds longer practices twice a week to prepare for the national championship. If they are victorious, they will be the first team from Michigan to claim the national We The People title. (TD)
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