Students from Across Delaware to Vie in State Geography Bee
---Winner will represent the First State at national contest in Washington---
Who: Fourth through eighth graders representing schools from across the state (2011 Geography Bee – State of Delaware Championship)
What: Delaware Geography Bee
When: 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 1, 2011
Where: Appoquinimink School District’s Waters Middle School, 1235 Cedar Lane Road in Middletown
Why: 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 encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography. Students in grades four through eight are eligible to compete in an entertaining and highly challenging test of geographic knowledge. The Delaware Geographic Alliance provides the volunteers (and leadership) necessary to conduct Delaware’s statewide qualifying event.
Registered schools hold a building-level contest (following national rules) to name a school-wide winner. A teacher then administers a written qualifying test. The student’s answer sheet is submitted to GeoBee headquarters in Washington, D.C. for scoring. The top 100 students (selected based on test scores) qualify to represent their schools and compete at the state level. In March, participating schools receive notification if their the building-level winner qualified to represent his or her school at the state level.
To compete, invited qualified students must be present at the state Bee on the assigned day (April 1) and at the assigned time (8:30 a.m.). After a challenging oral elimination contest, one winner will be named to represent Delaware.
Delaware’s winner, together with one winner from each state and territory, will advance to the National Competition, held May 24- 25, in Washington, D.C., where they will vie for scholarships in the amount of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000. The final round will feature television personality Alex Trebek and will be carried on the National Geographic Channel (check local listings).Extras: Attached is a Word document with this year’s participants and the schools they represent. You can refer readers/viewers to take the GeoBee Challenge to see how well they’d do in the competition here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee/today.html#/start
And you can refer them to these tips on how to prepare (from the GeoBee Study Corner): http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/study-corner/
The National Geographic press release and press packet are available here: http://press.nationalgeographic.com/pressroom/index.jsp?pageID=pressReleases_detail&siteID=1&cid=1300273398095
Contacts
Stephanie Montgomery, National Geographic Society, 202-857-5838 or smontgom@ngs.org
Margaret “Maggie” Legates, Coordinator, Delaware Geographic Alliance, 302-831-6783 or 302-422-8043
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