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Geographic Bee State Winners Advance to Finals |
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National Geographic News |
| April 8, 2003 |
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How would you fare in this competition? See if you can answer these questions: Go>> They are among the nation's top geography experts—the 55 boys and girls who have won their individual state National Geographic Bee contests and who will now go on to compete for the title of national champion. National Geographic has released the winners of the 55 state-level National Geographic Bee competition, held across the United States over the past few days. As many as 100 students in each of the states, Washington, D.C., Department of Defense Dependents Schools, Pacific territories, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, who won their school Bees and then earned a top score on a written exam prepared by the Society, competed to determine the state champions. Each state winner received U.S. $100 and a National Geographic globe, along with an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington for the finals. The state winners advance to the national finals in Washington, D.C., on May 20 and 21 to vie for the 2003 National Geographic Bee crown, first prize of a U.S. $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The second- and third-place winners in the national competition will receive $15,000 and $10,000 scholarships respectively. ING Americas, sponsor of the 2003 National Geographic Bee, will also present the national winner with a week's trip to one of the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Adventure Camps. "Jeopardy!" quiz show host Alex Trebek will moderate the national competition for the 15th year. The championship round of the National Geographic Bee will be held at National Geographic Society headquarters on May 21 and will air that day nationally on the National Geographic Channel. Produced by Maryland Public Television, the finals will be broadcast later on public television stations. Check local listings for viewing times. 2003 National Geographic Bee State Winners Alabama William White, 8th Grade, Muscle Shoals Middle School, Muscle Shoals Alaska Ryan Wetherell, 8th Grade, Floyd Dryden Middle School, Juneau Arizona Steven Kitterman, 8th Grade, Mt. Elden Middle School, Flagstaff Arkansas Jacob Felts, 8th Grade, Highland High School, Hardy California Henry Yin, 8th Grade, Hopkins Jr. High School, Fremont Colorado Kathryn Prose, 8th Grade, D'Evelyn Jr. High School, Denver Connecticut Jacob Conway, 8th Grade, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Delaware David Pizzuto, 8th Grade, Sanford School, Hockessin Department of Defense Schools Andrew Jefferson, 7th Grade, Gaeta American School, Italy District of Columbia Thomas Meyerson, 8th Grade, Blessed Sacrament School Florida David Goldman, 8th Grade, University School of Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale Georgia Martin Ocon, 7th Grade, Pinecrest Academy, Cumming Hawaii Eric Liaw, 5th Grade, Punahou School, Honolulu Idaho Jacob Lambert, 8th Grade, Mackay Jr. High School, Mackay Illinois Daniel Schufreider, 8th Grade, Immaculate Conception School, Elmhurst Indiana Joshua Walker, 7th Grade, Schmucker Middle School, Mishawaka Iowa Jason Davis, 8th Grade, Trinity Lutheran School, Davenport Kansas Andrew Wojtanik, 8th Grade, Lakewood Middle School, Overland Park Kentucky William Tamplin, 7th Grade, Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville Louisiana Omar Mysore, 8th Grade, Episcopal School of Acadiana, Cade Maine William Murphy, 7th Grade, Scarborough Middle School, Scarborough Maryland Alexander Levy, 8th Grade, Westland Middle School, Bethesda Massachusetts Anthony Baker, 8th Grade, John D. Runkle School, Brookline Michigan Mitchell Treadwell, 8th Grade, Traverse City West Jr. High School, Traverse City Minnesota Nathan Cornelius, 5th Grade, Homeschool, Cottonwood Mississippi Anna Hopper, 8th Grade, St. Andrew Episcopal School, Ridgeland Missouri Matthew McClure, 8th Grade, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Wildwood Montana Bo Sun, 7th Grade, Will James Middle School, Billings Nebraska Matt Benak, 8th Grade, St. Stephen the Martyr School, Omaha Nevada Bryan Chuan, 8th Grade, Swope Middle School, Reno New Hampshire Zachary Blatt, 8th Grade, McKelvie Middle School, Bedford New Jersey Robert Campana, 7th Grade, St. Therese School, Succasunna New Mexico Martin Hussey, 5th Grade, Manzano Day School, Albuquerque New York Michael Ryba, 8th Grade, Lake George Jr. High School, Lake George North Carolina Kathryn Huddleston, 8th Grade, Magellan Charter School, Raleigh North Dakota Asta Lee, 6th Grade, Bel Air Elementary School, Minot Ohio Christopher Butler, 8th Grade, Shaker Heights Middle School, Shaker Heights Oklahoma Chris Chesny, 7th Grade, Will Rogers Jr. High School, Claremore Oregon Samuel Brandt, 6th Grade, Roosevelt Middle School, Eugene Pacific Territories Aishwarya Menon, 8th Grade, Leone Midkiff Elementary School, American Samoa Pennsylvania Jacob Arem, 8th Grade, Akiba Hebrew Academy, Merion Puerto Rico Robby Sagramosa, 8th Grade, St. John School, San Juan Rhode Island Karan Takhar, 6th Grade, The Gordon School, East Providence South Carolina Debbie Beihl, 8th Grade, Homeschool, Saluda South Dakota Otis Clarke, 7th Grade, Axtell Park Middle School, Sioux Falls Tennessee Dallas Simons, 7th Grade, Martin Luther King Magnet School, Nashville Texas Niyatee Samudra, 8th Grade, Hockaday School, Dallas Utah Kevin Chen Ni, 8th Grade, Churchill Jr. High School, Salt Lake City Vermont Ian Rockwell, 6th Grade, Browns River Middle School, Jericho Virgin Islands Charles Brown, 6th Grade, Joseph Gomez Elementary School, St. Thomas Virginia Joseph Huennekens, 7th Grade, H. B. Woodlawn School, Arlington Washington James Williams, 8th Grade, Homeschool, Vancouver West Virginia Mohsin Mahar, 8th Grade, Shepherdstown Middle School, Shepherdstown Wisconsin Sean Rao, 8th Grade, St. Gabriel School, Hubertus Wyoming Doyle Evins, 7th Grade, Douglas Middle School, Douglas |
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