The Mon Metro Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the first annual Greater Pittsburgh Civics Bee, which will feed into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's 2025 National Civics Bee Contest. Essay entries are due February 4.
The Civics Bee is designed to spark a conversation about how students in grades six through eight can make a positive impact in their communities. The official prompt from the National Civics Bee Contest states:
Think about the communities you might belong to: schools, religious organizations, charitable groups, towns, states, or neighborhoods. All these groups require the contributions of individuals to support them so that they can do their essential work. In your answer, identify a specific problem, challenge, or opportunity in your community. What can you do to contribute to its improvement? Be sure to include how your solution includes a Founding Principle or demonstrates a Civic Virtue through your actions.
Students can learn more about the contest and sign up via the Mon Metro Chamber of Commerce by visiting https://www.monmetrochamber.com/webinar-registration
For more information about the National Civics Bee, access additional information about the contest, and more, please visit https://my.reviewr.com/NationalCivicsBee/site/NationalCivicsBee2025;jsessionid=60B327D9753FAA9AC4BF13698FCDC3E6.4a?utm_campaign=tctncb25&utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=webs
A presentation slide deck and additional contest rules are attached below.