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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2010 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE 25 FRESHMEN AT NORTH SMITHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL FOR | |
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WINNING THE RHODE ISLAND "WE THE PEOPLE" COMPETITION | |
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Introduced By: Representative Brian C. Newberry | |
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Date Introduced: April 08, 2010 | |
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Referred To: Placed on House Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Competition" is |
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sponsored by the Center for Civic Education and is a yearly competition held in Washington, DC, |
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for American high school students. Teams are divided into six units, each comprised of three or |
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more members, and each team focuses on a particular area of Constitutional interest; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 6, 2010, at Cranston West High School a group of 25 freshmen |
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from North Smithfield High School, under the guidance of honors American Government teacher |
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Mrs. Natalie O'Brien, competed against students from four area high schools to win the "We the |
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People" Competition. Since September, the freshmen class had labored for countless hours to |
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study the Constitution, its founding principles, and its historical and modern applications; and |
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WHEREAS, The competition requires that students deliver a prepared statement on a |
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specific Constitutional topic and answer a series of questions asked by a panel of judges. The |
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students prepare for a wide variety of potential follow-up questions, are not allowed to use any |
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materials, and are not aware of the questions they will be asked until they are posed. The students |
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are required to develop the important skills of thinking critically and quickly; and |
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WHEREAS, As a result of their victory on March 6th, this class will travel to |
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Washington, DC, from April 23rd through April 27th to represent Rhode Island in the National |
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Finals; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby extends our congratulations to the following 25 freshmen students |
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of North Smithfield High School: Tiana Ahmed, Robert Beaven, David Cavallaro, Richard |
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Cenedella, Evan Dalton, Pamela Denomme, Devon Dube, Lilli Forti, Tara Larson, Miranda |
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MacDonald, Kaitlin Mariotti, Mathew Meagher, Rebecca Metivier, Tristan O'Hara, Aidan |
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O'Malley, Brittany Papineau, Dana Paux, Derek Peirce, Erik Pelletier, Morgan Quinley, Cameron |
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Stone, Keila Strick, Walker Strick, Sara Sutherland, and William Thurley for winning the Rhode |
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Island "We the People" Competition, and we wish this hard-working class the best of luck in the |
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National Competition; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the 25 freshmen of North Smithfield High |
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School representing Rhode Island in the "We the People" Competition. |
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