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Permian Basin Teens Shine in State Civics Bee | Odessa News
Three West Texas middle schoolers crushed it at the Texas State Civics Bee—Brynlie Harvey, Kecia Bajaj, and Riya Bommisetty, all from the Young Women’s Leadership Academy, took home top honors after dominating the Odessa National Civics Bee. Facing 26 of Texas’s brightest young minds, they aced a 20-question quiz on civics and then wowed judges with their solutions to local problems. Their boldness and brilliance prove West Texas is raising the next generation of civic leaders—and the state champ will head to D.C. for the National Civics Bee this November. Their victory? Not just a trophy…
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