HSE High School teacher selected for prestigious Supreme Court Summer Institute

Submitted by HSE Schools

Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) High School social studies teacher Lindsay Mahan has been selected to attend the prestigious Supreme Court Summer Institute in Washington, D.C., this June after a highly competitive national application process. Only 60 educators from across the country were chosen to participate in the program this year.

The institute, now in its 31st year, is co-sponsored by Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society and is designed for educators in law-related and civic education. Participants study recent Supreme Court cases, collaborate with legal scholars and Supreme Court advocates, and explore innovative teaching strategies that bring constitutional law and civic engagement to life in the classroom.

Mahan said the opportunity directly connects to the work already happening in her classroom at Hamilton Southeastern High School.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be selected for the Supreme Court Teacher Institute and so grateful for this opportunity,” Mahan said. “I applied for this professional development because my students get so interested in Supreme Court decisions. They have so many great questions and share thoughtful opinions about the rulings, so I wanted to learn how to better utilize court cases in the classroom and hopefully build more simulations and authentic experiences for students to learn from.”

She added that helping students understand government and civic responsibility remains a major focus of her teaching.

“Helping students understand how the government operates and how the system impacts their lives is a goal of mine, and I’m hoping this opportunity will continue to help the students of HSE grow into civically minded and active members of the community,” Mahan said.

In addition to this national recognition, Mahan was recently named HSE High School’s Teacher of the Year and was also selected as a district-level High School Teacher of the Year finalist.

Mahan’s selection reflects HSE Schools’ commitment to meaningful, real-world learning experiences that help students connect what they learn in the classroom to the world around them.