CONFERENCES & INSTITUTES
Texas Citizen Bee
The Texas Citizen Bee is a statewide civic education program and competition which offers teachers and high school students (9th-12th grades) an exciting way to reach and study America's heritage. The students will use the on-line "Study Guide" program created by the Bill of Rights Institute. The guide covers the U.S. Constitution, important documents, people, issues, civic values and skills and a Bill of Rights Institute article/current events category. The "Study Guide" can be found at www.citizenbee.org
Competitions begin with all contestants taking a timed, multiple choice written examination, which counts 65 percent of the final score. Then students compete in an oral round, in which each student answers one question from each of the categories. This round counts 35 percent of the final score.
Prizes for winners at regional competitions vary and are determined by the regional coordinators. The winning student at the regional competition will be legible to compete in the state competition which will be held May 12, 2012 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. Expenses for the winning students, their teachers, and parents will be provided by the grant from the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation.
Texas Citizen Bees will be held March through April, 2012 in every Regional Education Service Center area.
TEACHER/SPONSORS:
Contact the person listed below in your ESC area for more information on the regional competition, and to receive materials.
Texas Citizen Bee Regional Competition Dates
ESC # |
Contact |
Number |
Contest Date/Location |
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1 |
Zeke Martinez |
956-984-6172 (office) |
April 14, 2012 | |
2 |
Cissy Smith |
361-854-6564 |
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3 |
Jamie Purcell |
361-573-0731 ext. 250 |
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4 |
George Villamagna Al Vera |
281-213-1930 713-956-9310 |
none |
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5 |
Mavis Triebel |
409-984-6332 |
March 8, 2012 | |
6 |
Katherine Bryant |
936-709-7213 |
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7 |
Cheri Hood |
903-988-6753 |
March 23, 2012 | |
8 |
Ken Sims |
903-572-8551 Ext. 2713 |
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9 |
Sean McBeath |
940-322-6928 |
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10/11 |
Laura Jablinski |
972 348-1342 |
March 31, 2012 Plano Sr. High School |
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12 |
Helen Pickle Alyce Lively |
254-215-2425 254-297-1119 |
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13 |
Janie Maldonado Lisa Richardson |
512-238-9206 |
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14 |
Mel Hailey Jeanne Wray |
325-674-2095 325-668-1697 |
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15 |
Jerry Perry |
325-340-8082 |
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16 |
PENDING |
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17 |
PENDING |
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18 |
Cindy Duke |
432-567-3278 |
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19 |
Rene Acosta |
915 747-8581 |
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20 |
Sue Arredondo |
210-945-5240 |
April 21, 2012 |