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On Constitution Day, celebrated at Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Dover on Friday, September 15, 2006, Delaware's Secretary of State Dr. Harriet Smith Windsor invited students and teachers to study the Constitution as part of the Department of State's Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition.
Secretary Windsor challenged students to examine the Constitution, discover information about Delaware's role in the writing and ratification of this historic document, acquire knowledge about Delaware's five signers, and invited them to explore Article I and explain the similarities in the election of U.S. Senators and Representatives in 1787 and today. 876 students and 51 teachers, representing 26 schools from throughout the state, accepted her challenge and prepared informative and artistic four-panel displays featuring original art work, narrative responses to questions, original lyrics to popular tunes, poetry, rap songs, and political cartoons.
Award-winning displays named in honor of Delaware's five signers--Jacob Broom, Richard Bassett, Gunning Bedford, Jr., John Dickinson, and George Read--were honored during an awards ceremony held at the Delaware Public Archives on December 9, 2006.
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