Big Response for National Public Policy Forum

From Kit Sawers:

Things have been going very well for the 2008-09 National Public Policy Forum, and I wanted to share the good news with you.  A record 182 schools registered for this year's competition, and 105 of those schools submitted essays.  In fact, there were so many schools competing that we had to change the competition format by adding a Round of 32 this year.  The 2008-09 competition bracket will soon to be available on www.nppf.net.

Some statistics:

• Of the 105 schools submitting essays this year, there are 73 public schools and 32 private schools from 32 states and nine different countries.  (Fifty-six of these 105 schools are new to the competition.)

• Seven of last year’s Sweet 16 teams and two of last year’s Final Four teams (Bellaire and Colleyville Heritage) advanced to this year’s Round of 32.

• In this year’s first round, there are competitors from 18 states and two countries.

Regional Winners include the following:

140 points Durham Academy  Best Case: Atlantic Region
137 points Plano East HS  Best Case: Southwest Region
137 points Weston HS  Best Case: Northeast Region
133 points Fremont HS  Best Case: Mountains & Plains Region
131 points Glenbrook North HS                 Best Case: Midwest Region
131 points Temasek Junior College Best Case: International Region
129 points The Harker School  Best Case: Pacific Region

Kit Sawers Executive Director Bickel & Brewer Foundation Suite 4800 1717 Main Street
Dallas, TX  75201