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2012 We the People State Competition Finals

CONGRATULATIONS to NORTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL of Greensboro the winning team!

They will represent North Carolina at the National Finals held on April 27 - May 1, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The three-day competition will be held on the campus of George Mason University and in U.S. House of Representatives hearing rooms on Capitol Hill.

Final results:
First Place - Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro
Second Place - Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh

Unit Awards*:
UNIT ONE: Forest Hills High School, Marshville
UNIT TWO:  JP Knapp Early College, Currituck
UNIT THREE: North Hills Christian High School, Salisbury
UNIT FOUR: Camp Lejeune High School, Camp Lejeune
UNIT FIVE: Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh
UNIT SIX: Northwest Guilford High School, Greensboro

*Awards are given to the panel of students who scored the highest on a unit. In accordance with the national competition, each school receives an award. 

READ the ARTICLE on Duke Law's website.

The three teams representing North Carolina in the inaugrual We the People Battle of the Carolinas are:
Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh
Forest Hills High School, Marshville
Camp Lejeune High School, Camp Lejeune

We want to extend a CONGRATULATIONS to all the competing teams participating at the competition! 

A special Congratulations to Durant Road Elementary School of Raleigh for their participation as the showcasing team.  The fifth grade students presented their simulated hearings quite impressively! 

Download to print the complete PROGRAM  from the competition that includes:
♦ letters from U.S. Senators of North Carolina, Richard Burr and Kay Hagan; and N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Newby; 
♦ competing high school team rosters and showcase elementary school team roster and;
♦ competing and showcase volunteer judges with assigned unit.

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