The Statewide 2023 National Civics Bee will be held on June 17, 2023
This spring, middle school students across Maryland will have a chance to increase their civics literacy, share their thoughts about how to solve a problem facing their community, and compete for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes by participating in the 2023 National Civics Bee hosted by the Maryland Chamber Foundation.
Organized in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s The Civic Trust and supported by four local chambers of commerce across Maryland, the competition encourages young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities.
Thank you to the local chambers of commerce participating in this year’s National Civics Bee:
Competition Information & Updates
- Essays submitted by Maryland middle school students from public, private, charter and home schools were evaluated by the local chambers of commerce participating in this year’s competition. Local finalists have been chosen and notified by each participating chamber.
- Based on essay scoring results, each of the six local chambers selected twenty local finalists to compete live in their local Civics Bee competition. Local competitions are being held between April 15 and May 9. Each of the four local Civics Bee competitions will choose a first, second and third place winner.
- The top three winners from each of the six local competitions will advance to compete live in the National Civics Bee Competition hosted by the Maryland Chamber Foundation. The state competition will be held on Saturday, June 17 at Coppin State University in Baltimore. The state finalist with the highest cumulative score will be named the winner of the statewide National Civics Bee. There will also be a second place and third place winner.
Why is civics important?
We are hosting the Civics Bee because we recognize that a healthy democracy relies on citizens who are well informed about their history, government and public issues and who are motivated to engage constructively in shaping the vibrancy of public life in their communities, their states and their nation. The business community our Chamber represents understands it has an enormous stake – as well as a unique and potentially effective role to play – in strengthening American civic life.
See media, photos and video from our 2022 National Civics Bee event
Press from the 2022 National Civics Bee
- NPR
- Calvert Beacon
- Chesapeake Family
- WMAR Baltimore
- Patch (Owings Mills/Reistertown)
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The Maryland Chamber Foundation is a designated 501(c)(3) and supports sustainable solutions that drive Maryland’s future economy including talent, education, innovation, economic diversity, infrastructure, business climate, governance, and quality of life.
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For more information on the Maryland Chamber Foundation, contact Executive Director Whitney Harmel at wharmel@mdchamber.org or call 410-269-0642, ext. 1117.
