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SR8620 • 2026
Honoring the Tahoma High School's We the People team.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Tahoma H.S.
Adopted.
Tahoma H.S. We the People
WHEREAS, The students of the Tahoma High School enrolled in the 1 "We the People: The Citizen and Constitution" program consistently 2 showcase superior knowledge of the Constitution of the United States 3 and the lessons instilled by our Founding Fathers; and4 WHEREAS, On Saturday, January 18, 2025, the team from Tahoma High 5 School won the state We the People competition, the school's 16th 6 consecutive state championship, and its 27th state championship in 7 the last 29 years; and 8 WHEREAS, These students will represent Washington state this 9 spring at the 38th annual We the People finals in Washington, D.C., 10 where they aspire to go beyond their outstanding top five finish in 11 the national competition last year; and 12 WHEREAS, The Tahoma High School We the People team is coached by 13 Gretchen Wulfing, the distinguished educator whom was honored in 2011 14 with Washington's Civic Educator of the Year award, and honored again 15 in 2016 as one of Washington's Civic Educators of the Year, adding to 16 the honors of her 18 year academic coaching career, wherein she 17 diligently expands her students' knowledge of the United States 18 Constitution and Bill of Rights, ensuring important principles and 19 foundational ideas are passed on with fervor and intellectual poise 20 to the next generation; and 21 WHEREAS, Studies show that students who participate in the We the 22 People program demonstrate the ideals of democracy and civic 23 SENATE RESOLUTION 8620 By Senator Ramos p. 1 8620 engagement, register to vote at a higher rate than their high 1 school counterparts, perform better in examinations on civic 2 knowledge, and lead through community involvement, tolerant 3 political engagement, and respect for the due process of law; 4 and 5 WHEREAS, The Tahoma High School We the People team, led by 6 the inspiring passion of their coach, continues to exemplify 7 excellence in civic education, of which their distinguished 8 record at the national level, placing Top 10 in the Nation for 9 9 out of the past 11 years, is an undeniable testament to their 10 commitment and repeated success; 11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate honor Nathan 12 Andualem, Vritika Bhuva, Alicia Cantu, Lucas Chabaud, John 13 Chamberlain, Requin Drier, Reid Gardner, Shravya Gupta, Sirin 14 Khan, Ryan Kim, Samuel Lindell, Timothy McNey, Carly Menchaca, 15 Esmeralda Murillo-Reyes, Diya Nampy, Oakley Palmer, Ruby Santos, 16 Pranaav Sund, Elena Warner, Nathan Wengreen, Yeabesira 17 Wesenyeleh, Gunnar Wheaton, Macy Whitt, Allison Zappe, and 18 Sumaiyya Zunairah as "Warriors of the Constitution"; and19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 20 immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the 21 members of Tahoma High School's We the People team, team advisor 22 Gretchen Wulfing, and Tahoma High School Principal Judy Beliveau 23 to convey the respect of this body for excellence in civic 24 education. 25 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 26 do hereby certify that this is a true and 27 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8620, 28 adopted by the Senate 29 February 27, 2025 30 SARAH BANNISTER 31 Secretary of the Senate 32 p. 2 8620