One Colorado student is among the nation’s best and brightest and is heading to Washington, D.C., to compete against students across the country who are engaged in civics.
Do you know who helped shape the role of the presidency before the Constitution even mentioned it? Centaurus High School student Cameron Parker does, among many other things.
After winning the Colorado State Civics Bee, Cameron is heading to the National Civics Bee Championship finals, where he’ll represent the state and has a chance to win $100,000 in education savings. The competition is stiff; of the over 7,000 students who entered this year, only the top three winners from each regional competition advance to the state finals. Of those, one finalist from each state moves on to the national finals to compete for the big prize.
“I think so far I’ve done about 80 hours total of studying,” Cameron said, reflecting on the preparation it’s taken to reach this level…