Will Cammerzell, an eighth grade student at Kent School, won the 2015 school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on January 9 and a chance to win a $25,000 college scholarship. Sixth grade student, Ty Wilson was runner up. The school level Geo Bee at which students answered oral questions on several facets of geography, was the first round in the 27th annual National Geographic Bee.
Students in grades four through eight participated in the competition. Preliminary rounds were completed in individual grades earlier this month. Finalists were: Harrison Sheridan & Kolby Brice (4th grade), Flynn Bowman & Sage Cookerly (5th grade), Campbell Parkhurst & Ty Wilson (6th grade), Peyton Taylor & Giovanni Procaccini (7th grade), and Zachary Goss & Will Cammerzell (8th grade.)
Kent School’s seventh grade geography teacher, Michele Cerino has been coordinating the Bee for 10 years and is proud of all the contestants, students and teachers that help in preparing for this event. On Monday, January 12, a written test will be given to our winner, then sent to the National Geographic Society, who then determines winners qualified for the state level competition. For the past two years, a Kent School student has successfully qualified to compete in the state level of the National Geographic Bee.
According to the National Geographic Bee web page, “Each year, thousands of schools in the U.S. 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 the classrooms and spark student interest in the subject and increase public awareness about geography. The Geo Bee website features a quiz section, an app and information on the World Competition.”
Kent School is an independent school in Chestertown, MD, serving boys and girls from pre-K through grade eight. Its mission is to guide students in realizing their potential for academic, artistic, athletic and moral excellence.
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