On May 17, 2024, three Buena Vista students participated in the Colorado State Finals of the 2024 National Civics Bee.
Joseph Drexler, Simon Allen and Andee Quilico faced 14 other students from across the state, competing in a live quiz and a question-and-answer portion to test their knowledge of civics. Drexler, attending for the second time, emerged victorious.
“I was pretty good this year,” he said. “I wasn’t sure I was going to get first or anything close to first, but I felt good about it. The other people were also really good. They had really good speeches and they answered a lot of questions correctly.”
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