Serving West Virginia

We the People

by Sarah K. Brown on November 10th, 2009

I am very excited to serve as a men­tor to a team of stu­dents from Her­bert Hoover High School par­tic­i­pat­ing in the We the Peo­ple pro­gram.  We the Peo­ple: The Cit­i­zen and the Con­sti­tu­tion is a national instruc­tional pro­gram admin­is­tered by the Cen­ter for Civic Edu­ca­tion, a non­profit orga­ni­za­tion seek­ing to pro­mote civic com­pe­tence and respon­si­bil­ity in stu­dents.  As a men­tor to a team, I will teach the stu­dents basic legal and Con­sti­tu­tional issues and assist in explain­ing judi­cial opin­ions.  The pro­gram cul­mi­nates with a sim­u­lated con­gres­sional hear­ing, allow­ing stu­dents to show­case their knowl­edge on a con­sti­tu­tional topic.  Dis­trict and state-​​wide com­pe­ti­tions will take place in February.

Other attor­neys inter­ested in par­tic­i­pat­ing in We the Peo­ple should con­tact Rebecca M. Tin­der, We the Peo­ple State Coor­di­na­tor, at (304) 347‑2132 or rtinder@bowlesrice.com.