Houston is one of 16 Missouri high schools chosen to compete in the 2015 Constitution Project.
The Supreme Court of Missouri’s Committee on Civic Education announced the participating schools for the annual competition. Regional match-ups will be held during the fall 2015 semester, and the contest will culminate with championship rounds in Jefferson City.
HHS is part of the south-central region with Dixon, Rolla and West Plains.
The other three regions:
- West: Father Tolton Regional Catholic (Columbia), School of the Osage, Smith-Cotton (Sedalia) and University Academy (Kansas City).
- East: Cardinal-Ritter College Prep (St. Louis), Fulton, North Technical (Florissant) and St. James.
- Southwest: Bolivar, Camdenton, Logan-Rogersville and Nixa.
The Constitution Project gives students a mock crime scene to investigate, report about and eventually try in a mock trial, all under the mentorship of local professionals in the fields of crime scene investigation, journalism and trial advocacy.
Winners will be named at the team and individual level for each discipline. Individual award winners will receive $1,000 scholarships from sponsoring organizations.
Statewide cosponsors of the project include the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Sheriff’s Association, Missouri Police Chiefs Association, Missouri Press Association, Missouri Broadcasters Association and The Missouri Bar.