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A 14-year-old government whiz is representing Colorado at the 2024 National Civics Bee

Buena Vista High School freshman is in Washington, D.C., this week for national competition

Joseph Drexler speaks at the 2024 Colorado State Civics Bee in Denver on May 17, 2024. Joseph, then in eighth grade at Darren Patterson Christian Academy in Buena Vista, took first in the competition. He is representing Colorado at the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Teresa Busk, Colorado Chamber of Commerce)
Joseph Drexler speaks at the 2024 Colorado State Civics Bee in Denver on May 17, 2024. Joseph, then in eighth grade at Darren Patterson Christian Academy in Buena Vista, took first in the competition. He is representing Colorado at the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Teresa Busk, Colorado Chamber of Commerce)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | ehernandez@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The bee, a fledgling event in its second year, is an annual competition encouraging youth in sixth, seventh and eighth grades to engage in civics and contribute to their communities.
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