Monday, February 9, 2009

We the People Team Wins State

For the 12th year in a row, the Governor’s School’s We the People team has won the Virginia state competition.

“All six units performed splendidly, and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids” said Matt McGuire, We the People coach and teacher.

The national competition will be held April 25-27 in Arlington and Washington. Our team will be competing with the over 50 teams who have won either state or regional championships.


The members of this year's team are Nick Keller, Kaitlan Lawrence, Arun Moghe, Nitya Rao, Thomas Howard III, Ana Martinez de Andino, Ashley Taylor, Casey Cordrey, Conor Farrell, Hillary Hurd, Ellen Graham, Mallory Noe-Payne, Caroline Vines, Kevin Xiao, Emma England, Megan O’Donnell, Abbie Pettigrew, Leaf Elhai, Cory Hoogakker, Peter Slag, and Danny Yates.