Students participating in the 2008 Constitution Day Celebration in the Indiana Supreme Court Courtroom.

Indiana high school students will sign a replica U.S. Constitution as part of an interactive learning program sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court.  More than ninety students from 5 schools will take part in the annual September 17th Constitution Day event. 

Thursday, September 17th
Indiana Supreme Court Courtroom, 3rd Floor of the State House
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (signing around 11:10 a.m.)

Print, radio, and television news media are invited.  Media should note that the most visible element, the student signing of the replica Constitution, will take place at the end of the program likely around 11:10 a.m.

The Indiana Supreme Court’s educational outreach program, Courts In The Classroom, in partnership with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, developed the event to commemorate the anniversary of the September 17, 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution.  Students will read the preamble and the first amendment, discuss citizen rights and responsibilities, and sign a replica Constitution.

The following schools will participate: Arsenal Technical High School, Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School, Plainfield High School, Zionsville High School, and several homeschool students. 

Speakers include Attorney General Greg Zoeller, Federal Magistrate Judge Tim Baker, and WRTV 6 Anchor/Reporter Dan Spehler.  Students who are 18 or will turn 18 by Election Day will also have the opportunity to register to vote at the conclusion of the program.  For more information on this and other educational programs, visit courts.in.gov/citc.