Fishers Junior High School won the Indiana Bar Foundation Middle School We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution state championship on Tuesday.
Castle South Middle School from Newburgh finished second, and Fall Creek Junior High from Fishers finished third in the annual competition held at the Historic Crowne Plaza Union Station in Downtown Indianapolis.
“Congratulations to our state champions and to all 300 students who competed in today’s finals,” Indiana Bar Foundation President & CEO Charles Dunlap said. “We are deeply grateful to the teachers, administrators, parents, school communities, and volunteer judges who make this program possible. Thanks to their dedication and the generosity of our supporters, the Foundation proudly brings the transformative We the People program to more than 10,000 Indiana students each year.”
The Foundation administers the We the People program for Indiana.
The We the People competition consists of simulated legislative hearings. Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles through presenting their views on a specific topic and then defending their positions by answering questions from a panel of judges.
The state champion will now have the opportunity to represent the Hoosier State at the We the People National Invitational, taking place April 25 and 26, 2025.
The Indiana Bar Foundation inspires and leads change to improve civic education and legal assistance for all Hoosiers. Learn more at inbarfoundation.org.