By Daniel Boniface | The Denver Gazette
A Buena Vista middle school student on Tuesday represented Colorado in the first-ever National Civics Bee.
Joseph Drexler, a student from Darren Patterson Christian Academy, competed in the first two rounds of the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., answering multiple-choice questions on history and democracy against competitors from across the country.
The top 10 competitors from the opening rounds advanced to the third round, during which the middle school students delivered civic-minded speeches.