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Local students vying for state geography bee champ
HUNTINGTON -- A number of area students will be competing in the West Virginia Geography Bee Friday for the title of state champ.
Among the dozens of elementary and middle school students are Jacob Gue, Barboursville Middle; Charlie Newfeld, Village of Barboursville Elementary; Kenna Spurlock, Nichols Elementary; Jack McGee, Our Lady of Fatima; Logan Barnett, Fort Gay Middle; Holden Adkins, Point Pleasant Junior Senior High School; Nathaniel Ekers, Prichard Elemenatary; and Andy Braun, Hurricane Middle.
Bailey Vockery, who attends Holy Family School in Ashland, will be competing in Kentucky's Geography Bee.
Each state winner will receive $100, the "National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World" and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national finals May 19-20 and the chance to be crowned National Geographic Bee champion.
First prize in the national competition is a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. Second- and third-place finishers receive $15,000 and $10,000 college scholarships. Additionally, the national winner will travel (along with one parent or guardian), all expenses paid, to the Galápagos Islands with "Jeopardy!" quiz show host and National Geographic Bee moderator Alex Trebek and the "Jeopardy!" Clue Crew. The winner will experience geography firsthand through up-close encounters with the wildlife and landscape of the Galápagos.
The championship round of the National Geographic Bee -- moderated by "Jeopardy!"'s Alex Trebek for the 21st year -- will be held at National Geographic's Washington, D.C., headquarters on Wednesday, May 20, and will air that day nationally on the National Geographic Channel. Produced by National Geographic Television, the finals also will be broadcast later on public television stations, presented by Maryland Public Television. Check local listings for viewing dates and times.
Visitors to the Bee section of the National Geographic Society Web site, www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee, can hone their geography skills by checking out the new GeoBee Challenge online game.
