Gabby Tropp ‘16
EE Staff Writer
Trumbull High’s BICEN team had the honor of taking on Nationals in Washington D.C. this year. As the winners of the state competition in December, these students were afforded the opportunity for a long weekend in the nation’s capital to compete against the other winners from each state.
The format of this competition is six units of students, who each prepare speeches to answer questions about specific parts of the Constitution and American Government. Ms. Boland is the teacher of the class, and clearly her efforts in arranging Nights of the Experts for the class along with trips to a law office in New York City helped to prepare them for such an involved competition.
The students’ hours of writing and practicing speeches was worth it because the THS team placed as the top team from the Northeast.
Senior and BICEN member Chiaki Santiago said, “Out of 56 teams, to come out as top 15 is truly an honor. I’m glad that the knowledge that we collected was able to bring Connecticut to its top 15 ranking.”
According to senior and BICEN member Justin Jagger, upon hearing of his class’ victory, “ I practically jumped out of my seat. It was great to see our hard work paid off.”
This is an amazing accomplishment for the team. Ms. Boland and BICEN 2015 did our school proud.