Image courtesy of the National Civics Bee Flyer.
The deadline for middle school students to enter the Annual Civics Bee is just a few days away on January 22, 2024. The National Civics Bee encourages students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade to participate by engaging in civics and contributing to their communities.
The 2023 Buena Vista Regional Finals of the National Civics Bee were held at the Surf Hotel. Photo by Jan Wondra
The Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce co-sponsors the National Civics Bee with the Chaffee County League of Women Voters (LWVCC) and the Colorado and National Chambers of Commerce.
The first round of the Civics Bee is an opportunity for middle school students from Buena Vista and surrounding areas to write essays about how they would solve a local problem using lessons they have learned in their civics classes paired with their own creative problem-solving.
Students must submit their essay by January 22.
They will then go on to participate in the LIVE Civics Bee competition in Buena Vista, the date of which has yet to be determined. It will likely occur in February or March. That round is a LIVE quiz event that will test the students’ civics knowledge.
Then the first, second, and third-place winners will move on to the state competition in Denver. Hotel rooms are paid for by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce.
The winner of the National Civics Bee Colorado State Finals will be invited to Washington, D.C. to compete in the inaugural National Civics Bee championship in the fall of 2024.
The Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce features a countdown clock to this deadline on its website alongside a flyer with more information on the competition.
The competition is modeled on traditional spelling and geography bees. Students have the chance to win recognition and cash prizes by sharing their ideas to improve their community.
For more information on the event, Ark Valley Voice‘s previous coverage is available here and details are available on the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s website here.
The application for Buena Vista area essay submissions is available online here.
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