HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Secretary of State’s U.S. Constitution Contest. Students from across Montana participated in this year’s contest, which was titled “What Promises of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution Mean the Most to Me and Why?”. Ennis High School senior Seeley…
EAST HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen visited students and staff at East Helena Public Schools this week. Secretary Jacobsen met with multiple classes and delivered United States and Montana Constitutions to students. Secretary Jacobsen explained the roles of the Secretary of State’s Office to the students, discussing the significance of registering…
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joined constituents and fellow elected officials in celebrating Constitution Day in the rotunda of the State Capitol on Monday. The event, which was hosted by the Oro Fino Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), celebrated the 236th anniversary of the signing of the United States…
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced the winners of the 2022 US Constitution Contest on Wednesday. Students from Great Falls, Boulder, Red Lodge, Plevna, Townsend, Clancy, and Kalispell were honored. Secretary Jacobsen encouraged students in grades K-12 to participate in this year’s contest, Why the Constitution is Important to Me, by…
HELENA, Mont. – The Way Christian School middle school student Molly Gilbert’s voice echoed throughout the halls of the Montana State Capitol this week after the 2021 US Constitution Contest winner performed her song, What the Constitution Means to Me, during a Constitution Day celebration in the rotunda. Gilbert, who last year submitted the winning…
HELENA, Mont. – Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen officially launched the 2022 US Constitution Contest during a Constitution Day celebration in the State Capitol on Monday. The contest, “Why the Constitution is Important to Me”, is open to all Montana students K-12. “I’m excited to unveil our second US Constitution Contest after last year’s inaugural…
BELT, Mont. — Sarah Dollenger appreciates that poetry is open to interpretation. “My freshman year I took a creative writing class and kind of found a love for poetry,” said Dollenger, a senior at Belt High School, “and it’s just kind of carried throughout the years. That love for poetry led to Dollenger submitting an…
TOWNSEND, Mont. — Townsend Middle School staff and students were recently recognized for their participation in the “What does the US Constitution mean to me” contest constructed by the Montana YouthVote Program. The contest, which was open to all Montana students K – 12, was announced on Friday, September 17, 2021, in honor of Constitution…
LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Molly Gilbert isn’t your typical sixth-grade student. “I’ve been writing songs for a long time; since I was 4 I would write little songs. This is the first time I actually did something with one,” Gilbert said. Gilbert’s song, “What the Constitution means to me,” was recently named the winning entry in…
SHERIDAN, Mont. — Students and staff at Sheridan High School were recently honored for their participation in the “What does the US Constitution mean to me” contest. Sheridan, led by teacher April Wuelfing, boasted the highest percentage of participation of any high school in Montana. “Typically, I do incorporate some sort of lesson around Constitution…