The Junior Statesmen Foundation annouces new criteria and rewards for the Chapter of the Year Award and the newly created National Civic Impact Award.

The Chapter of the Week for this week is none other than The Woodlands College Park High School from the Woodlands, Texas. Increasing their tax-paid count to 37 members this year, The Woodlands College Park is averaging about 25 members at each of their meetings held every two weeks. Activities at these meetings include thought talks on issues like illegal immigration, capital punishment, and war in Iraq. In addition the chapter holds traditional JSA-style debates and the ever popular “speed chess” style of debate when possible. So far this year, The Woodlands College Park has attended the GCR Fall Regional and Fall State, where the chapter earned two “Best Speaker” awards! They plan on attending Winter Congress, Texas’ Presidential Nominating Convention, and Spring State.