Twenty-eight students representing Evergreen Middle School recently attended the We the People National Invitational sponsored by the Center for Civic Education. The team was invited to attend the national event in May after they competed at the high school level, Washington state showcase in January. 

For both their qualifying round and their national competition, the team of 28 students prepared speeches, analyzed the United States Constitution and considered the relationship of government and its citizens. They also had to address how these historical documents structure our world today. This unique competition requires that they present and defend their ideas to a panel of esteemed judges from across the country. This group of students was able to debate ideas with constitutional scholars, university professors and members of the judiciary. All of these engaging debates were virtual this year 

To participate, the students were divided up into six different unit teams to debate different aspects of the application of the Constitution and civics. 

Below is a list of the students and the unit they participated in. Unit 2 received the Unit Award for their presentation.