Six schools competed in Nebraska's 2024 "We the People" contest. The Bar Foundation sponsors the Nebraska State We the People High School Finals annually at the University of Nebraska Law College in Lincoln. High school teams, each comprised of a rostered class that has used the We the People curriculum, compete with simulated hearings before community members. Nebraska judges included attorneys, professors, former staff of a US senator, a Nebraska Supreme Court Justice and others.
Lincoln East is the 2024 We the People Champion and Lincoln Southwest Silver is the Runner-Up Champion - Wild Card Qualifier for National Competition. Both teams have qualified to go to Nationals in Washington D.C. later this spring. The other competing schools were: Lincoln Northwest, Lincoln Southwest GREEN, Conestoga and Johnson Broc.
More than 1,200 high school students and their teachers participate annually in the National Finals. While in Washington, students also have an opportunity to visit historic sites and meet with members of Congress and other dignitaries.
