Wayland Falls to Sudbury in Fifth Annual LWV Civics Bee

When it comes to history, Sudbury knows best.

The team from Sudbury claimed Sunday's League of Women Voters Civics Bee title, beating out teams from Wayland and Weston for the third year in a row, according to a press release from the League of Women Voters.

The annual competition, now in its fifth year, tests the knowledge of teams comprised of middle school students, high school students and adults when it comes to state and federal government. Because Wayland, Sudbury and Weston are all celebrating or preparing for milestone anniversaries, this year's bee also featured questions about local history.

Wayland and Weston have each won the Civics Bee trophy once, while Sudbury has claimed top honors three times. This year, Wayland came in third with a score of 531, Weston claimed second place with a score of 609, and Sudbury earned the trophy with a score of 710.

Wayland team members included middle school students Simon Clark, Tim Dowling, Clara Lagor, Steven Luo, Betsy Philip and Alex Briasco-Stewart; high school students Michael Gilbert, Nikhil Mysore, Alexander Parfenov and Kevin Skowronski; and adults Bill DeJong, Susan Schaeffer and Steven Zieff, who trained but was unable to attend.

"Richard Albert, an assistant professor of constitutional law at Boston College School of Law, served as judge for the fourth year. Jo-Ann Berry, co-chair of the League of Women Voters of the Acton Area, was Bee Master or moderator, and Katty Chace, president of the Weston League, was chair of this year’s Bee committee," the press release reads.

This year's competition was held at the Weston Community Center and rotates among the three towns. The sixth annual LWV Civics Bee will be held in Sudbury in 2014.