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July 1, 2026

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MIRIAM WASHUT NAMED NATIONAL CHAMPION IN PRESIDENTIAL 1776 AWARD CIVICS SHOWDOWN

CHEYENNE – State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder and the Wyoming Department of Education would like to congratulate Miriam Washut of Lander for being crowned the national champion of the inaugural Presidential 1776 Award competition. The historic achievement was broadcast nationwide last night, June 30, on the CBS Television Network. The fast-paced academic showdown tested the country’s brightest young minds on their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, the American founding, and defining moments in U.S. history...*read more [ [link removed] ]*.

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