CF Students Named Finalists in Iowa State Bar Association Competition
Seven Cedar Falls Schools students were named finalists in The Iowa State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division “Know Your Constitution” Project. Students include Sriya Kalala, Sai Pranav Kota, & Param Sampat, from Cedar Falls High School and Meghan Ball, Cedric Liu, Abby Peters, & Tyler Smith from Holmes Junior High.
Seventy-seven finalists were selected from the more than 500 students across the State of Iowa who participated in the “Know Your Constitution” Project. These finalists were honored at a Virtual Awards Program over Zoom on February 15, 2022.
From the finalists, five students and their teachers will be chosen by a random drawing to receive scholarship grants and honoraria in recognition of their efforts.
The “Know Your Constitution” Project is designed to enrich students’ understanding and appreciation of the Constitution. The students participating in the project were required to familiarize themselves with Constitution related issues. A quiz was completed by each participating student. An essay question accompanied the quiz. This year’s essay topic involved Constitutional questions concerning qualifications for Social Security payments and the restriction that recipients must not leave the United States for more than 30 days. The question is modeled after a current case before the United States Supreme Court. Sriya Kalala, Sai Pranav Kota, Param Sampat, Cedric Liu, & Abby Peters were among the 11 essays chosen as finalists for the “Best Essay” with an overall winner that was announced during the Zoom program.
The Know Your Constitution program is sponsored by The Iowa State Bar Association, with additional funding from the Iowa State Bar Foundation and IOLTA.
