Wednesday, January 22, 2003
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Wednesday, January 22, 2003 |
FMS student moving on in geography competitionWalker Rogers, a sixth-grade student at Fayette Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee earlier this month and gets a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The first round of the competition consisted of oral questions on geography, while the school winners are preparing to take a written test. Up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in the state bee April 4. The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the national championship May 20-21. The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in the Society. "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek will moderate the national finals May 21. The program will air on the National Geographic Channel, and afterward on PBS stations, produced by Maryland Public Television. Check local listings for dates and times. Anyone can brush up on geography with GeoBee challenge, an online geography quiz at www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee, which poses five new questions a day from previous National Geographic Bees. Questions range from the relatively simple to a stumper such as, "Name the ocean current that makes is possible for coral to form as far north as the Bermuda Islands." (The answer: Gulf Stream.) The National Geographic Society is the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization.
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