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 11, 2013 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, 2013 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 will be posted in 2013.
Region |
Contact |
Number |
Contest Date |
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1 |
Zeke Martinez |
956/984-6172 (office) 956 451-8332 (cell) |
April 13 |
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2 |
Cissy Smith |
361/854-6564 361/765-3131 (cell) |
March 6 |
|
3 |
Jamie Purcell |
361/573-0731 ext. 250 |
March 6 |
|
4 |
Al Vera George Villamanga |
713/956-9310 281/231-1727 281/785-9741 (cell) |
None |
March 2 April 27 |
5 |
Mavis Triebel |
409/984-6332 |
March 7 |
|
6 |
Leah George |
832/482-6213 |
April 11—LGI Woodlands College Park HS—4:00 |
|
7 |
Cheri Hood |
903/988-6753 |
|
April 5 |
8 |
Ken Sims |
903/572-8551 Ext. 2713 |
ksims@reg8.net |
April 12- ESC 8 |
9 |
Paul Nagel |
April 13 |
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10/11 |
Nicole Michener |
469/752-8170 |
nicole.michener@pisd.edu |
April 13—Sockwell Learning Center |
12 |
Denny Warren |
254/297-1161 |
March 28 |
|
13 |
Betsy Gonzales |
512/415-1783 512/335-0077 |
ebgonzales@austin.rr.com |
April 6 |
14 |
Mel Hailey Jeanne Wray |
325/674-2095 325/668-1697 |
April 2 |
|
15 |
Jerry Perry Linda Stevens |
325/340-8082 325/658-6571 or 325/481-4043 |
linda.stevens@netxv.net |
April 12 |
16 |
Jim Calvi |
806/655-9440 806/651-2674 (cell) |
April 20 |
|
17 |
Misty Rieber |
806/766-6635 |
mrieber@lubbockisd.org |
April 11 |
18 |
Jan Miller |
512-427-1823 | jmiller@texasbar.com |
April 2— Lee High School Midland |
19 |
Alejandra Hobbs |
915-256-3055 |
cahobbs@utep.edu |
March 9— Liberal Arts (LART) building Room 106 |
20 |
Sabrina Blankenship |
210/370-5405 806/638-8627 (cell) |
sabrina.sullivanblankenship@esc20.net |
April 20 |