The Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce is partnering with The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation as well as the public school, private school and home school communities in Buena Vista to bring middle school students the National Civics Bee.
This competition promotes young Americans engaging in civics and contributing to their communities. The first round sees middle school students taking part in an essay competition. Each participant is asked to identify a problem facing his or her community and work out how a citizen might be able to solve that problem in a 500-word essay.