Fifth GRADER NICOLAS H. wins SPS GEO BEE 2nd year
Source/Author: Raffi Darrow, Ebytes Editor
January 20, 2017
The National Geographic Geography Bee was held in the Janet Root Theatre on January 10. The top two geographers from grades 4-8 competed on stage plus last year's winner. The Shorecrest Champion was fifth grader Nicolas H. Last year he won at Shorecrest and also qualified to compete at the state level.
Competitors this year were:
How would you fare as a Bee contestant? At the school Bees this year, students had to answer questions similar to:
To fish in Lake Winnipesaukee [wi-neh-peh-SAW-kee] and ski near Franconia Notch, you would travel to which state—New Hampshire or South Dakota?
New Hampshire
Visitors to Biscayne National Park in Florida can go fishing and lobstering along the shore of which kind of habitat—mangrove or desert?
Mangrove
- Fourth grade: Max B and Alexander W
- Fifth grade: Nicolas H, Simon M and Ethan W
- Sixth grade: Noah A and Jack L
- Seventh grade: Ethan Danielson and Ben N
- Eight grade: Zach C and Sheppard S
After many competitive rounds, our final three contestants were:
School Champion - Nicolas H
Runner up - Sheppard S
Third place - Alexander W
Each year, thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to inspire students to be curious about the world. Schools with students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging competition.
School champions take a qualifying test, which gets submitted to the National Geographic Society. 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 compete in the state Bees. Check back in future editions of Ebytes to see how Nicolas fares.
School champions take a qualifying test, which gets submitted to the National Geographic Society. 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 compete in the state Bees. Check back in future editions of Ebytes to see how Nicolas fares.
Congratulations to all of our contestants on your hard work!
How would you fare as a Bee contestant? At the school Bees this year, students had to answer questions similar to:
To fish in Lake Winnipesaukee [wi-neh-peh-SAW-kee] and ski near Franconia Notch, you would travel to which state—New Hampshire or South Dakota?
New Hampshire
Visitors to Biscayne National Park in Florida can go fishing and lobstering along the shore of which kind of habitat—mangrove or desert?
Mangrove
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