Frisco ISD middle schoolers put their American history and civics know-how to the test in the recent Junior Citizen Bee competition.

Middle school students across the District competed at the campus level in Junior Citizen Bee, which tests their knowledge and understanding of key concepts in American history — including important people, documents and events. 

Junior Citizen Bee questions reinforce eighth grade standards outlined in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, and can serve as a study guide for the STAAR exam. 

The two top winners at each campus qualified for the first round of Region 10 competition, the written test. All 11 students who advanced to Region 10’s second round, the oral competition, were from Frisco ISD.

At the Region 10 competition, Lawler’s Jigna Sriram took first place, Clark’s Nikita Dinesh got second and Fowler’s Vanya Agarwal was third. The top two advance to the fourth annual state Junior Citizen Bee, which will be held May 12-13. Winners will receive cash prizes.

Congratulations to the following Region 10 winners at each Frisco ISD middle school. Those who advanced to the Region 10 oral competition, listed in bold, will be recognized at the Board of Trustees’ regular May meeting.

Clark - Seva Gandhu and Nikita Dinesh

Cobb - Varish Jayanti and Avi Singhvi

Fowler - Vanya Agarwal and Nancy Wang

Griffin - Alexia Cowle and Oskar Scales

Hunt - Agamveer Singh Sandhu and Diya Kosaraju

Lawler - Jigna Sriram and Samika Joshi

Maus - Bansi Patel and Anish Madas

Nelson - Eric Yan and Sindhuja Kodeboyina

Pearson - Aadish Shah and Srihan Surisetty

Pioneer Heritage - Rayansh Lohan and Ridit Saluja

Roach - Samruddhi Datar and Syed Ali

Scoggins - Mahi Singhal and Vivaan Agrawal

Stafford - Henry Heard and Shubh Suneja

Staley - Jalaya Dorsey and Esteban Lora

Trent - Idhant Arora and Elise Dauzat

Vandeventer - Peehu Saxena and Manya Sharma

Wester - Somaeshwar Sivachandran and Eli Sumpter

Wilkinson - Janmey Patel and Fateh Buttar

- Rachel McReynolds