CCMS Students Take Top Two Spots in Regional Civics Bee in Paducah, Advance to State

Calloway County Middle School students Ava Bogard and Collin Naber have advanced to the State Civics Bee after taking the top two spots at the regional Civics Bee competition held April 19th at The Carson Center in Paducah, hosted by the Paducah Chamber of Commerce.

Bogard was the overall champion and won $750. Naber placed as runner-up and received $500. Both students will compete at the State Civics Bee, held at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville in August. CCMS students Madelyn Tudor and Naomi Dean also represented CCMS in the competition.  All students received a free digital tablet for participating.

Students qualified for the event after submitting an essay that addressed current issues in the community and how it can be solved using civic virtues. Once selected, students competed in two rounds of jeopardy style questions on national civics. The top five from that round then advanced to the interview section, where they were asked questions by community leaders about their essay topic.