FIFTH ANNUAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS CIVICS BEE SUNDAY, MARCH 3

Teams from Sudbury, Wayland and Weston will vie for the League of Women Voters trophy in the fifth annual Civics Bee. The Civics Bee will be Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m., at the Weston Community Center, 20 Alphabet Lane in Weston. It is free, and the public is encouraged to come cheer for their town. The Civics Bee is sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters in each of the towns, with the Weston League hosting this year’s event. The teams of three middle school students, three high school students and three adults from each town will demonstrate their knowledge of federal, state and local government. The Bee’s theme this year will be the histories of the three towns since Weston is celebrating its 300th anniversary and Wayland its 375th anniversary, while Sudbury celebrates its 375th anniversary in 2014.

Wayland contestants are: Middle School: Clara Lagor, Tim Dowling, Alex Briasco-Stewart, Betsy Philip, Simon Clark, and Steven Luo; High School: Michael Gilbert, Kevin Skowronski, Nikhil Mysore, and Alexander Parfenov; and adults: Bill DeJong, Susan Schaeffer, and Steven Zieff.