Want help solving a community problem? Look to Project Citizen students for guidance and leadership! The 2016 Project Citizen National Showcase displays the know-how of students to solve their own local problems through civic engagement. This year's classes dealt with a wide range of issues, including: improving city sidewalks; working with project Head Start; addressing student stress and mental health in school; and dealing with hidden vision problems of young children, just to mention a few topics. The achievement levels for this years participants are:
Superior
Arizona* (Lineweaver Elementary School) |
Delaware (Newark Charter School) |
Florida (Manatee Academy) |
Kentucky (Hickman County High School) |
New Jersey* (Ridgefield Park Jr-Sr High School) |
Washington (Kamiakin Middle School) |
Exceptional
Alaska (Gruening Middle School) |
Florida (Westland Hialeah High School) |
New Jersey* (Ridge High School) |
New York (PS 122 Mamie Fay School) |
Oregon (Cordero School) |
Oregon (Stevens Middle School) |
Rhode Island (Rhodes Elementary School) |
Wyoming* (Wyoming Laboratory School) |
|
Outstanding
California (Golden Valley High School) |
Minnesota (Skyview Middle School) |
Wisconsin* (Riverview School) |
Honorable Mention
Utah* (Pleasant Grove Jr. High School) |
||
Each portfolio was evaluated three times. Achievement level results are based on the average score of the three rounds of portfolio evaluation during the national showcase.
*Electronic Portfolio
Special Recognition to all the Project Citizen teachers and students in the nation for their work on Project Citizen during the 2014-2015 school year.