On April 30th, the City County Complex at 414 E. Callender Street in Livingston filled with something you don’t typically see in those halls: middle school students asking questions, testing ideas, and examining closely the work that keeps a community running. Eighth graders from Sleeping Giant Middle School (SGMS)

Middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade from public, private, charter, and home schools across Montana are invited to apply for the 2026 National Civics Bee, a nonpartisan competition created and organized by the United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Mansfield Center at the University of Montana