Fulton High School student Sperry Storm won the Fifth Amendment Award for outstanding performance Wednesday during the state finals of the Missouri Constitution Project.
This award included a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by the Missouri Sheriffs Association and Missouri Police Chiefs Association. Cape Girardeau Police Chief Wes Blair helped make the presentation on behalf of the police chiefs association, for which he is a vice president.
"I was very happy to be chosen to represent Fulton High School at state," Storm said. "I worked with a team that was composed of the best from throughout the state. I don't think there was a better team to have worked (with), given the limited time we had to get to know one another."
The whole experience was great, Storm added.
"I'm glad that we got to ride with the (Missouri Highway Patrol) to the scene; that was very cool and a lot of fun. The scene was more in depth than anything we had ever done before," she said. "There were new things that we had not learned about, but that is what made it fun. The state competition was another great example of how our constitution plays a part in people's everyday lives."
The winners were recognized by the Supreme Court of Missouri. The Constitution Project is an intensive, experiential competition in which high school students gain experience in the fields of journalism, crime scene investigation and trial advocacy. Individuals from six schools earned awards in this statewide competition, now in its fourth year, which is sponsored by the Supreme Court's civic education committee.
In a ceremony that included members of the armed services and veterans, each of the 12 schools involved in this year's Constitution Project were presented with a United States flag that has flown over Missouri's Capitol in Jefferson City.
Also, a traveling "Freedom Cup" was earned by the grand champion, Lebanon High School. This is the first time the school has competed in the Constitution Project.
