Congratulations to the State Winners and Wild Card classes who will advance to the “We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution” National Finals!
We are delighted to have you participate and share in the 2023 Finals. We are eager to hear your presentations. We’re so pleased that you will join the thousands of students who have participated in this incredible event over the past three decades. We know you put in countless hours in and out of class to get ready, and we wish you all the best of luck!
2023 We the People National Finals
Participating Teams
| State | School | Teacher |
| Arizona | Mountain View High School | Nancie Lindblom & Lianne Ries |
| Arizona | Hamilton High School (Wild Card) | Brianna Willits |
| Arkansas | Valley View High School | Melissa Mayfield |
| California | Foothill High School | Graham McBride & Jeremy Detamore |
| California | Amador Valley High School (Wild Card) | Stacey Sklar |
| Colorado | Denver East High School | Mandy Hostetter |
| Connecticut | Trumbull High School | Katie Boland |
| Connecticut | Wilbur Cross High School (John Lewis Class) | Brian Grindrod & Lisa Chester |
| Connecticut | Staples High School (Wild Card) | Suzanne Kammerman |
| District Of Columbia | National Cathedral School | David Sahr & Megan Prichard |
| Florida | Miami Arts Studio at Zelda Glazer 6-12 | Marta Salazar & Juan Del Rio |
| Hawaii | Kealakehe High School | Ezra Witsman |
| Illinois | Maine South High School | Andrew Trenkle, Kevin Hansen, & Leah Politi |
| Illinois | St Joseph-Ogden High School (Wild Card) | Marshall Schacht & Don Beckett |
| Indiana | Fishers High School | Elizabeth Paternoster |
| Indiana | Hamilton Southeastern High School (Wild Card) | Janet Chandler & Alana Kane |
| Kentucky | Highlands High School | Megan Boimann-Hennies |
| Maryland | Boonsboro High School | Ashley Vascik |
| Massachusetts | Easthampton High School | Kelley Brown & Carter Brochu |
| Massachusetts | Salem Academy Charter School (Wild Card) | Robert Pelletier |
| Michigan | East Kentwood High School | Justin Robbins |
| Michigan | Richmond High School (Wild Card) | Mark Ladd |
| Nevada | Edward C. Reed High School | Mark Towell |
| Nevada | Reno High School (Wild Card) | Richard Clark |
| New Hampshire | Milford High School | Thomas Lundstedt |
| New Jersey | East Brunswick High School | Marc Mondry |
| New Jersey | Marlboro High School (Wild Card) | Eric Yang |
| New Mexico | Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School | William Torres |
| New York | Forest Hills High School | Tara Kelly |
| New York | Half Hollow Hills High School East (Wild Card) | David Pitman & Chris Blumenstetter |
| North Carolina | Raleigh Charter High School | Shayne Klein |
| North Dakota | Edgeley High School | Melissa Entzi |
| Ohio | Findlay High School | Mark Dickman & Austin Fox |
| Oregon | Grant High School | Angela DiPasquale |
| Oregon | Lincoln High School (Wild Card) | Patrick Magee-Jenks & Alison Brody |
| Rhode Island | North Smithfield High School | Natalie O'Brien & Mark Hickox |
| South Carolina | Carolina Forest High School | Jonathan Iagulli & Toni McDowell |
| South Dakota | Spearfish High School | Patrick Gainey |
| Utah |
Green Canyon High School & |
Michael Rigby & Andrea Thompson |
| Utah | Mountain Crest High School (Wild Card) | Sari Sparks |
| Virginia | Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies | Samuel Ulmschneider |
| Virginia | Douglas S Freeman High School (Wild Card) | Robert Peck & Ben Fabian |
| Washington | Tahoma High School | Gretchen Wulfing & Michael Seger |
| West Virginia | Clay County High School | Philip Dobbins |
| Wisconsin | Wauwatosa West High School | Chad Mateske |
| Wisconsin | Wauwatosa East High School (Wild Card) | Taylor McDaniel |
| Wyoming | Sheridan High School | Michael Thomas & Kim Ferguson |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne South High School (Wild Card) | Reagan Kaufman & Erin Lindt |
2023 National Finals
Important Information
- Monday Schedule
- Event Overview
- Division List
- Hearing Schedule (all times EST)
- Hearing Questions
Questions?
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This event is made possible by our sponsors:
National Finals Silver Sponsor
Scholastic Silver Sponsor
Scholastic Bronze Sponsors
Technology Sponsor
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