*UPDATE: Feb. 1,
MADISON – High school students across the state will face off this weekend in the regional competitions of the inaugural Wisconsin Civics Games, presented by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.
Regionals will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at University of Wisconsin campuses in Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Platteville and Rice Lake. Two finalists from each of the five regions will advance to the Feb. 23 state competition at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison.
Participating students have been preparing for months — reviewing resources provided by the WNA Foundation and its partners, holding after-school team study sessions and even attending local government meetings in their hometown.
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With $2,000 scholarships on the line for each member of the state championship winning team, the WNA Foundation Board of Directors hopes the Games will inspire a new generation of leaders to become engaged in the political process. The Games, launched to address a decline in civic education and engagement, were announced last year.
The WNA Foundation extends its thanks to all of the Civics Games sponsors, volunteers, judges, newspapers and participating schools for making this first year a reality.
The Games are done in partnership with WisconsinEye, Wisconsin Policy Forum, the Girl Scout Councils of Wisconsin, and the five UW campuses: UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, UW-Platteville and UW-Eau Claire, Barron County.
Civics Games sponsors include the Evjue Foundation, Center for the Study of Institutions & Innovation, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Local Government Institute of Wisconsin, Polco, Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies, and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
For more information, go to wisconsincivicsgames.com.
Teams, which are sponsored by their local newspaper, competing in the Wisconsin Civics Games regional competitions include:
At UW-Eau Claire (Barron County)’s Theater and Fine Arts Building, 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake:
Barron High School
Black River Falls HS
Marshfield High School
Medford Area Senior High
Osceola High School
Winter High School
At UW-Green Bay’s University Union, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay:
Ashwaubenon High School
Freedom High School
Green Bay Preble High School
Lakeland Union High School
Mishicot High School
Northland Pines High School
Seymour Community High School
Valders High School
At UW-Madison’s Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison:
Beloit Turner High School
Edgewood High School
Lake Mills High School
Madison Memorial High School
Necedah High School
Parkview High School
Waunakee High School
At UW-Milwaukee’s Student Union Ballroom, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee:
Arrowhead High School
Big Foot High School
El Puente High School
Franklin High School
Jefferson High School
Muskego High School
At UW-Platteville‘s Center for the Arts, 735 W. Main St., Platteville:
Belleville High School
Cassville High School
Dodgeville High School
La Crosse Logan High School
Platteville High School
Seneca High School
About
the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation
The Wisconsin Newspaper
Association Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1980 to
support programs that foster excellence in journalism, engage current and
future newspaper leaders and invest in our communities. The foundation solicits,
manages and disburses funds and other resources for the benefit of Wisconsin’s
newspaper industry.
