We're happy to announce that Jacob has qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee! This year's competition will be held at Castleton University on April 1st!
This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 28th year.
School Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to
determine each school champion. School champions then took an online qualifying test. The National
Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, District
of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools and U.S. territories to compete in the state
Bees.
Each state champion will receive $100, the National Geographic book “The National Parks: An
Illustrated History” and a medal, and will journey to Washington, D.C., to represent their state in the
National Geographic Bee Championship at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 22-25,
2016.
The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in
the National Geographic Society. The national champion will also travel (along with one parent or
guardian), all expenses paid, on a Lindblad expedition to Southeast Alaska aboard National
Geographic Sea Lion, including Glacier Bay National Park, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of
the National Park Service. Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad Expeditions and National
Geographic.
Visit www.natgeobee.org for more information on the National Geographic Bee.
The 2016 National Geographic Bee Championship final round, moderated for the first time by
journalist and humorist Mo Rocca, will air on the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD on
Friday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET, and later on public television stations. Check local television listings for
air date and time in your area.
Congratulations Jacob!
ReplyDeleteYay,Jacob! Good luck at States!!
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