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Northwest High School 'We the People' Recognition

For the 12th consecutive year, Northwest High School’s “We the People” team won the North Carolina state championship. After winning the state title, the team traveled to Washington, D.C. to represent the state and compete nationally earlier this month. The team went through two days of rigorous competition in front of national legal and judicial leaders. The team placed 15th in the nation and received a first-place finish in the Southeast Region.

This year’s members include: Daniel Acquaah, Ben Beidler, Kassie Bienhoff, Laura Burkett, Anna Davis, Jacob Dawson, Michael Dickinson, Alex Ellwood, Ricky Fenton, Tessa Figueroa, Bryan Green, Ashley Hilbert, Candice Hudson, Chuck Lane, Erin Lemmers, Ashton Lewis, Rachel Lewis, Lisa Lundegard, Amanda Mayes, Kirkland Morgan, Michael Parrish, Samantha Paulin, Lisa Pelehach, Thomas Ratliff, Tracy Raushkolb, Lilia Spangler, Deepika Sundararaj, Victoria Taylor, Joseph Tennant, Judson Van Wyk, Erika Wilhelm and Patrick Willis.

“We the People" is a program in which educators at elementary, middle and high schools teach a curriculum on the foundations of the U.S. Constitution as well as current issues.

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