Fishers High School has won the 2021 Indiana Bar Foundation We the People High School competition. The 12-member team emerged from a group of 11 schools to win the state title. The team is coached by Liz Paternoster.
Fishers Junior High School won Tuesday’s We the People Middle School competition.
“These students are such excellent representatives of their schools and themselves,” said Bar Foundation President and CEO Charles Dunlap. “To emerge from this high-level competition as champion reflects the effort invested in preparation and practice.”
Other awards presented
- Second Place: Hamilton Southeastern High School
- Third Place: Plainfield High School
Unit-specific awards
- Unit 1: Castle High School, Newburgh
- Unit 2: New Palestine High School, New Palestine
- Unit 3: Franklin Central High School, Indianapolis
- Unit 4: North High School, Evansville
- Unit 5: Homestead High School, Fort Wayne
- Unit 6: Covenant Christian, Indianapolis
We the People is a curriculum-based national program to help students better understand the philosophies, application, interpretation, and evolution of the U.S. Constitution and enhance civic education in schools across the nation.
After studying the We the People curriculum, participating classes research and prepare for competition. Students prepare statements covering six units of study, present those to a panel of judges in a Congressional hearing format, and then answer questions related to the topic. Classes are then scored by a panel of three judges.
Fishers High School will represent the state in the We the People National Finals in the spring.
Click here to learn more about We the People on the Indiana Bar Foundation website.