On May 8, 2002, nine classes from 5 Illinois schools competed in the 2002 Illinois Project Citizen portfolio competition. Students from Barry , Bouchet and Young Women's Leadership Charter Schools in Chicago, Willard School in Elgin, and Prairieview School in Bartlett sent portfolios chronicling the steps and future plans for their service projects to the capitol building in Springfield where the judging took place.
Sponsored by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White , the Illinois State Bar Association and CRFC, the 2002 Illinois Project Citizen Competition featured student-created portfolios that described each project's goals, processes and outcomes. In determining a winner, judges considered the extent of each project's research, the significance of the issues, the students understanding of the problem, and the overall persuasiveness and feasibility of their action plan

Judges from the Secretary of State's Office were Creative Director Kim Nehrt and E-Commerce Coordinator Lisa Clemmons Stott . Judges from the Illinois State Bar Association were Director of Continuing Legal Education Thomas Speedie Jr. and Director of Legal Publishing Mark Mathewson .

A fifth grade class from Barry Elementary School took first place at the competition and will represent Illinois in the national Project Citizen portfolio competition in Denver, Colorado in July 2002. To learn more about the winning project from Barry School, click onto Illinois Winning Project 2001-2002 . The National Competition is coordinated by the Center for Civic Education and held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the program's national co-sponsor, the National Conference of State Legislatures .

Last updated: October 2, 2002

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