COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science senior Makayla Wrenn and history teacher Chuck Yarborough were among 27 student-teacher teams in July to participate in the third Young People’s Continental Congress, organized by National History Day and Carpenters’ Hall in commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. In Philadelphia, teams experienced a week of special programming including field learning opportunities at Carpenters’ Hall, Independence National Historical Park, the National Constitution Center, the Museum of the American Revolution, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. During sessions with lead historians and museum professionals, students and teachers participated in discussions about how the ideals of the founding era have continued to be debated and refined over the last 250 years, a press release from NHD said. Delegates then worked to create and sign a joint declaration of their aspirations for American democracy.