Mike Berrie

We would like to congratulate our AP Government classes at Waukegan High School for their exceptional showing at the most recent district level competition of the We the People Congressional Hearing competition that was held this past October 30th at the University Center in Grayslake. All 4 sections of the class competed and Mr. Josh Bill's class has advanced to the State Finals to be held on December 4th at the Dirksen Federal Building. Under the guidance of their AP teachers (Mr. Bill, Mr. John Franco, Ms. Christine Le and Ms. Flor Rico) the classes were able to articulate and defend positions on tough constitutional questions such as "How is the system of checks and balances designed to limit the exercise of presidential power and how well does it work?". Another group was asked "The Sixth Amendment guarantees persons charged with crimes a fair trial. The First Amendment guarantees the press and the public the right to attend criminal trials. In what ways, if any, are these rights in conflict with one another?" As you can see it was no easy task and we would like to recognize our students for their hard work and efforts. Best wishes at State to Mr. Bill's class!

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