CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- A 5th grade class from Haverford beat more than 100 other classrooms to win a thousand dollar prize at the National Constitution Center.
The students from Chestnutwold Elementary took 1st place in the Lenfest Citizenship Challenge essay contest.
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Before the presidential election, they were asked whether the electoral college system should be eliminated and replaced with the national popular vote.
Tuesday the ten finalists presented their responses, and a panel including Governor Ed Rendell chose Chestnutwold as the winners of the whole thing.