What is the Civics Bee?

The National Civics Bee® is an annual competition that inspires young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. As they compete for a spot in the Championship, middle schoolers in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades from across the country showcase their civics knowledge and skills, winning prizes and recognition along the way.
 

United We Pledge is partnering with the St George chamber of Commerce and the National Chamber of Commerce and the National Civic Trust to host the annual nationwide civics competition. The regional competition will be here in St. George, then the winners will go to the Utah State competition and the winner of the State competition will move on to nationals.

The National Civics Bee was inaugurated to encourage middle school-aged students to engage in civics and contribute as good citizens to their communities.

The competition is modeled after traditional spelling and geography bees and will give students the chance to win recognition and earn cash prizes. Competitors will share ideas for improving their communities and show their enthusiasm for civics.

 

Why Civics?

United We Pledge is dedicated to serving youth by providing best in class civics education through our Give Me Liberty initiative. It is thus a natural partnership with the Chambers of Commerce that support the National Civics Bee.

Together, we support this challenging event because we all believe that to make our country strong, we need an informed and contributing citizenry. Citizens who actively participate in our civics process make for a strong economy and a strong engaged workforce and that our continued prosperity depends on these strengths.

United We Pledge and the St. George Chamber are promoting greater civic knowledge throughout Washington County and Utah. We are celebrating our civic pride through the National Civics Bee.