PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 15, 2015 – Each year on September 17,

Constitution Day is celebrated to commemorate the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787.

In 2004, Congress mandated that all federally funded educational institutions provide educational

programming on the history of the Constitution on that day.

Last year, the Judiciary of Guam launched its inaugural Constitution Day outreach event,

sending its attorneys and judicial officers to teach a lesson on the Bill of Rights to hundreds of 8th grade

students at four of the island’s public middle schools. The program was well-received by students and

teachers alike, solidifying the Judiciary’s resolve to make it an annual event.

With expanded interest in this year’s program, on September 17, 2015, the Judiciary will again

be presenting to 8th graders at five public middle schools, focusing on the 2015 Constitution Day theme,

“Citizenship and the Constitution.” This year’s theme provides an opportunity for students to reflect on

the U.S. Constitution and the role that they as citizens play in bringing to life the cherished principles

enshrined by this great document. This outreach event is one of the many ways the Judiciary provides

law-related education to the island’s youth, furthering the Judiciary’s goals of increasing public

understanding of the rule of law and fostering civic-mindedness in our future leaders.

For more information, please contact Erica Eschbach at 475-3395.