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The We the People Alumni Network is a branch of the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program of the Center for Civic Education. The alumni network was established to foster continuing communication among the program's past participants.
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National Finals Student Poll Results
National Finals Photo Contest
Do your photos tell a story? Share your national finals experience with the rest of the world.
It's easy to enter. Just select your most creative shots from your trip to Washington, D.C., upload them to the We the People Alumni Network’s Facebook page under Fan Photos, and tag your photos as National Finals with your school name and state. Don’t forget to include a clever caption!
The deadline to submit all photos is May 4. Prizes will be awarded and winners’ photos will be considered for publication.
Questions can be sent to Natale Fuller (alumni@civiced.org) or Tyler Shores (shores@civiced.org).
Rules:
Photos must be appropriate for posting on a public government website. Obscene, provocative, or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. No names or identifying information should appear in or with the photo, including the name of the photographer.
Disclaimer:
By entering this contest, you certify that you are the author or sole owner of the material you are submitting to the Center for Civic Education. The Center for Civic Education and its programs may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise use the material for any purpose, in any form, and in any media.
Team Photo Contest Results
Alex Guzman is the winner of a stately We the People coffee mug from our spring drawing. Thank you to everyone who posted a photo of their team on our Facebook page.
Career Networking
The We the People Alumni Network can be found on LinkedIn.com, a free online network of professionals that allows you to create a profile of your professional accomplishments. By joining our LinkedIn group (We the People Alumni Network), you can connect for career networking and information exchange with those who have shared in the transformative We the People program. The URL is http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1077337.
Featured Alumni
This interview is the first in a new special series for the Education for Democracy Podcast: the We the People alumni Spotlight. Megan Linford is our first guest for the series, which consists of interviews with former We the People students who talk about their experiences with the program, share their inspiring stories, and describe how We the People has affected their lives. Megan Linford competed in the We the People program during the 1997-98 school year. Her class at Centennial High School won the California state finals and advanced to the national finals. Linford speaks about what it was like to compete as a We the People student, what the program meant to her, and how it affected her career choice. She also offers advice to students competing in We the People national finals.
If you or someone you know has an interesting story related to We the People that should be shared with the world, please email the idea to alumni@civiced.org.
Highlights from State Alumni Groups
District of Columbia
D.C. Alums will be meeting for lunch during the We the People national finals on Monday, April 27, 2009. The lunch will be held near Capitol Hill at 12 p.m. Contact the Ezrah Te at te@civiced.org for more information.
Indiana
Congratulations to Amber Gowen and Jacque Fenzell who have recently been named Indiana We the People Alumni Ambassadors. This is the inaugural year for the Ambassador program, which was started to give alumni a way to effect positive change in their communities. Alumni will be matched with causes of their choice in their communities. Ambassadors will represent their teachers, fellow students, and the program. Best wishes to our Indiana alums! Anyone interested in applying to the program may download an application here or contact Erin Braun, Indiana We the People State Coordinator, at ebraun@inbf.org.
California
J. Michael Williams, a professor at the University of San Diego and a We the People alumnus, spoke at the California We the People finals on February 5, 2009. Williams teaches political science at USD. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a JD from the Washington College of Law at the American University in Washington, D.C. California State Coordinator David Richmond introduced Williams to the crowd of high school students, teachers, and volunteers assembled for the state finals competition.
Download a copy of his speech here.
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