Teacher Chad Mateske receives the award for We the People State Champion from LRE Committee Member, Mike Tobin.
The state level competition, in the format of a simulated congressional hearing, involves high school classes presenting testimony and answering questions about historical, political and constitutional issues before a panel of three judges acting as a congressional committee. A competition judge assesses the testimony of the students and probes their knowledge during the question and answer period. The winning class advances to the We the People national competition in Washington, D.C. in April.
Volunteer Judges are needed
All judges will receive an orientation to the judging process, the textbook that students use for the competition, a set of questions and follow-up questions to use in assessing student ability, and scoring materials.
If you are interested in volunteering, please click on the link below to download the form and return by email to mvarvil-weld@wisbar.org; fax to (608)257-5502; or by mail to the State Bar of Wisconsin, Attn: Marsha Varvil-Weld, PO Box 7158, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.
The 2009 Wisconsin State Hearings are sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Law Foundation and the Center for Civic Education.
