1/14/13 - Howell High Schoolâs âWe the Peopleâ constitutional team is preparing for the national competition after winning the state finals on Friday in Lansing for the first time in the districtâs history. This is the 26th year of the competition but only the 12th year Howell has been competing. 29 students make up the six participating units in the instructional program thatâs based on the history and principles of American constitutional democracy. Government Teacher Mark Oglesby says they beat out East Grand Rapids, the perennial champion and historically a top ten team in the nation. He tells WHMI there were some great contributions and everyone is very excited so theyâll be preparing academically and putting in a lot more practices over the next few months. Ogelsby says theyâll be getting new sets of questions at the end of the month to prepare for, which will have some similarities but be more challenging and students will have more research to begin on different topics. He says theyâll also be working to raise $40,000 to $50,000 to help them get to Washington D.C for the nationals, which will take place the last weekend in April. He says the program lost its congressional funding, which has impacted the competitions and resulted in increased costs. Anyone interested in donating or any local organizations or businesses interested in helping the team practice by allowing it to present are asked to contact Ogelsby via email at OgelsbyM@howellschools.com. (JM)
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