The port of Rotterdam is built on the delta of which major European river? Most Fayette students would know the answer: the Rhine River.

During the months of November-January, students in grades four through eight participated in the first phase of the National Geographic Bee. Students took tests in their classrooms to determine who would be represented in the school-level bee. Contestants answered a number of questions on different topics prepared by the National Geographic Society. These included questions about U.S. geography, U.S. cities, the continents, world geography, physical geography and more.

School winners are (elementary) Braelinn, Sam Burgess, 4th; Brooks, Jordan Smith, 4th; Robert J. Burch, Myles Jenkins, 4th; Cleveland, Abby Huelfer, 5th; Crabapple Lane, Ryan Verheuvel, 5th; East Fayette, Andrew Richardson, 5th; Huddleston, Veronika Zwicke, 5th; Sara Harp Minter, Ted E. Kemberling, 4th; North Fayette, Nate Allen, 4th; Oak Grove, Marshall White, 5th; Peachtree City, Aaron Sunil, 5th; Peeples, Jason Girolami, 5th; Spring Hill, Will Dent, 5th; Tyrone, Joseph Krumbine, 5th.

(Middle) J.C. Booth, Robert Worley, 8th; Fayette Middle, Joshua Cornejo-Velez, 8th; Flat Rock, Christian Stagg, 8th; Rising Starr, Sanjay Sridaran, 8th; Whitewater, Greg Hopkins, 7th.

All school winners took a written test to determine eligibility to participate in the state-level bee in April. Only the top 100 scoring students in Georgia will be invited to participate where they will vie for a chance to advance to the national competition in May in Washington, D.C. and compete for a grand prize $25,000 scholarship.

The National Geographic Bee is a nationwide contest designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject and increase public awareness about geography.

login to post comments