Calling all middle school students! Share your ideas and flex your civics knowledge in the National Civics Bee.
Greater Rochester Chamber is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to host a nonpartisan civics competition that encourages young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Participating 6th, 7th and 8th graders will flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Finalists will be invited to Washington, DC to compete in the National Civics Bee® national championship in Fall 2025.
Congratulations to our 2025 National Civics Bee winners in Greater Rochester: Dante Capaldo, Daniel Rappazzo, and Jessica D’Anunzio
Scores were determined based on multiple choice quizzes and a final round of verbal arguments about civics topics of the students’ choice. To qualify, students submitted written essays on the same topics. Student topics included a range of issues important to them, including local infrastructure improvements, public health, workforce development, and more.
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Why Civics?
Greater Rochester Chamber is participating in the National Civics Bee® because we believe that informed and active citizens make for a strong country, a strong economy, and a strong workforce, and that our continued prosperity depends on the strength of all three. Through the Bee, we are promoting greater civic knowledge in New York and celebrating our civic pride.
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If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact Kathy Richmond at Kathy.Richmond@GreaterRochesterChamber.com.
The National Civics Bee is supported in part by Greater Rochester Chamber Foundation