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Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education
“We the People” State Competition
The state competition was held at the Baton Rouge Marriott on Friday, January 29, 2010. Five teams, Early College Academy, Glenbrook High School, Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies, Helen Cox High School and John Ehret High School, competed for the opportunity to represent Louisiana in the We the People National Competition that will be held on April 24-26, 2010. John Ehret’s team, led by George Allan, emerged as the victor. Vickie Hebert from Early College, Jamie Pigott from Glenbrook, Jamie Staub from Haynes and Jonetta Jackson from Cox are to be commended on the outstanding performances of their teams.
Special thanks to all who helped make this event possible:
John Alexander
Carl Dermady, Jr.
We the People Congressional District Coordinators
Jamie Staub
Jane Wilson
Robert Rome
Matthew Allen
Kristina Kassab
Linda Holliday
Vickie Hebert
Louisiana State We the People Alumni Representative, Tyler Barker
WTP Judges Panel: Dr. William Miller, Vice Chancellor Christopher Pietruszkiewicz-LSU Law School, Carla Courtney-Harris, Tyler Barker, Richard Stricks, Dayal Reddy, Trent Garrett, Kimberly Callaway, David Naccari, Dr. Edward Chervenak, Jennifer Powers, Denise Fitzgerald, Teresa O’Keefe, Nahum Laventhal, Melvin Albritton, The Honorable C. Wendell Manning-4th JDC, Jacquelyn Watts, and Lauren Godshall.
Notable guests and participants on hand for the event were Louisiana House Representative Pat Smith, the President of the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education, The Honorable C. Wendell Manning, Glenbrook High School Assistant Headmaster Naomi Coyle, John Ehret Principal Maria Landry and Helen Cox Principal Darvell Edwards.
Outstanding unit winners from upper left are, Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies, John Ehret High, Helen Cox High, Early College Academy and Glenbrook High.
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