The winner of the local competition of the National Civics Bee in the Yampa Valley is Emma Swanson, a 6th grader at Steamboat Springs Middle School. Her presentation to the three judges was about bullying.
“This is very important to me because it affects the kids as well as the adults because if the adults get affected then they have to quit their jobs and they might not have enough money to sustain life and that can be really hard on the kids to have to worry about money at such a young age.”
Emma wins $500 and will compete in Denver, May 30, in hopes of competing in Washington DC in the fall.
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