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Grove Patterson Academy Students To Compete in National Geographic Bee
Students from Grove Patterson Academy will compete in the 20th annual National Geographic Bee. Students in fourth through eighth grades in thousands of schools across the United States and in the five U.S. territories, will compete in this will of wits. The winner of the Grove Patterson Academy Bee will advance to the next level of competition, a written examination to determine state competitors. All school winners are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $25,000 college scholarship, at the national competition May 20 and 21, 2008 in Washington, D.C. What: First round of the 2008 National Geographic Bee Where: Grove Patterson Academy, 3301 Upton, 2nd Floor Gym When: Friday, January 4, 2008 2:15 p.m. 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. Schools with students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging test of geographic knowledge. The competition begins at the school level, usually in November, December, or January. This competition requires at least 6 people entered into the competition, whether it be a homschooled, private, or public school bee. Any number of competitors may enter these competitions; normally an overall total of five to six million enter each year. There are two major stages in these competitions: preliminary and final. The preliminary competition is further split into two parts: preliminary rounds and a semi-final or tiebreaker round, which is used only in the event of a tie at the end of the preliminary rounds.In the preliminary rounds, the competitors are split into groups of up to twenty, and each contestant is asked one question from each of seven varying categories. Categories in the past have included cultural geography, economic geography, across-the-country, around-the-world, plants and animals, and geographic comparisons. For each question answered correctly, the contestant is awarded one point. At the end of the seven rounds, the players with the top ten scores advance to the finals. A player may ask for a repeat or a spelling during these rounds, but only once per question. A player cannot ask for a spelling or repeat in the semi-final round. |
