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Civics Challenge – Inaugural Event for the LWVN

March 3, 2020

In line with the League’s main objectives of educating citizens about their civic responsibilities and to increase participation in government, LWVN held its inaugural Civics Challenge on March 1st at the Cabot School.  We had 9 teams consisting of family & community groups,  middle school, high school, and college students, teachers from NSHS, and a group from the Newton TAB.

City Councilor Josh Krintzman and former Alderman Brooke Lipsitt were our informative and entertaining masters of ceremony. Our judges for the evening were Linda Morrison, Courtney Rau Rogers, and Sue Flicop.

Please join the LWVN in congratulating the three winning teams:

  1. The Newton South History Department:  Tucker Ahlers, Ashley Chapman, John Greiner & Lillian Robinson
  2. The Grads:  Michel Costello and John Lovett
  3. The Proud Lions:  Cathy Borgesen, Kevin Cheng, Dylan Dincer, & James Farmer

We want to thank the Village Bank for its support of the event; Congressman Joe Kennedy for the donation of the pocket constitutions which were given to all participants; State Senator Cynthia Creem and Represenatives Ruth Balser & Kay Khan for donating a tour of the State House as our first place prize.  In addition, our first place winners received signed copies of E is for Election Day by Gloria Gavris.

Last but by no means least, we want to thank the
LWVN Civics Challenge planning & organizing team:

Jennifer Abbott, Karen Manning, and their extraordinary leader Frieda Dweck

Civics Challenge 1st place winner - NSHS History Department
1st place winner – NSHS History Department
Civics Challenge 2nd place winner - The Grads
2nd place winner – The Grads
Civics Challenge 3rd place winner - Proud Lions
3rd place winner – Proud Lions
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