Nova Middle School students recently won their third consecutive national championship in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution national civics competition in Washington, D.C. “Because of what I learned in this class and competition, it gave me my own opinion about what the system excels on, and what the system lacks,” said team member Nisin Nidheesh. “It makes me want to enter government to fix the flaws and represent the people – maybe as a senator, or legislator, or even president.”

Nova Middle School, led by Kristin Murphy, a Plantation attorney-turned-middle-school-teacher, has won its third consecutive national championship in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution national civics competition, which engages students in simulated congressional hearings.

The 21-member team learned of their win while on a train returning to Florida from Washington, D.C., after competing April 25-26.

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