The Highlands High We the People team won first place in state and will compete in DC on their knowledge of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. by Robin Gee The Highlands High School We the People team racked up its 16th consecutive state win and its 17th win overall for the 2019-2020 school […]
Tag: We the People
Posted inUncategorized
Highlands We the People Team Will Head to DC for Nationals
Highlands High School teacher Megan Boimann-Hennies and team members describe the We the People competition. By Robin Gee The Highlands High School We the People Team racked up yet another state championship recently, adding their 15th consecutive state win and their 16th overall. We the People is a national student competition to promotes civic education […]
Posted inUncategorized
Highlands High School wins Ky. ‘We the People’ contest, advances to D.C.
Picture via Louisville.Edu. High school students competed at the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center to earn a bid to the national ‘We the People’ civics competition. Reigning state champion Highlands High School will make another trip to the “We The People” national finals in 2017 after winning top place in today’s state competition. The annual […]
Posted inUncategorized
Highlands High School Students Win National Award in the “We the People” Program
The Highlands “We The People” team won the Kentucky competition and traveled to Nationals this year. FTM file. “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.” — George Washington By Michele Pam Wright After winning the state contest, Highland High School’s We the People class traveled to the Washington D.C. area for the […]
Posted inUncategorized
Highlands HS Continues Tradition of Civics Excellence
HHS 2014-2015 state championship We the People team./Provided Highlands High School continues to demonstrate how it does not just work to produce good students, but also good citizens. The Highlands High School We the People team won the We the People, Citizens and the Constitution state championship on Thursday, January 22, marking the eleventh consecutive […]
Posted inUncategorized
Fort Thomas Brick Oven Pizza, Anniversary of Fire at Highlands, We the People, Highlands Bowling Upset State Champs,
VAN DAMME IT’S FRIDAY! We haven’t done an old-fashioned Van DAMME It’s Friday News and Notes for a while. We just eclipsed 93,000 page views over the last month so, suffice it to say, we’ve got a bunch of new readers. Thanks for reading! Here’s what’s going on in Fort Thomas: – The long-awaited brick-oven […]
Posted inUncategorized
Fort Thomas Mid-Week Links
– A few months ago producers of The Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum spent 12 hours filming at the Museum. They were interested in our Beverly Hills Supper Club Exhibit. The cameras used a lot of film on our displays while voices explained the role Fort Thomas played in the tragedy. The Beverly Hills […]