Finalists in the WP Stevenson Middle School National Geographic Bee included (back, l-r) Madison Uthman, Oscar Robles, Sophie Denny, Dade Balsiger, Sophia Acosta, Dylan Durand, Anthony Garcia; (front) Rian Pederson, Ella Wilson, Chris Nelson (winner), and Liam Cox. Denny and Nelson were the top two finishers, competing in a championship round. (Submitted photo)
Finalists in the WP Stevenson Middle School National Geographic Bee included (back, l-r) Madison Uthman, Oscar Robles, Sophie Denny, Dade Balsiger, Sophia Acosta, Dylan Durand, Anthony Garcia; (front) Rian Pederson, Ella Wilson, Chris Nelson (winner), and Liam Cox. Denny and Nelson were the top two finishers, competing in a championship round. (Submitted photo)
Chris Nelson, a sixth-grader at Wallace and Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School, won the school competition of the National Geographic Bee on Saturday, Jan. 27, and now has a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship.
The school Bee, at which students answered questions on geography, was the first round in the 28th annual National Geographic Bee.
The school champions, including Nelson, will take a qualifying test; up to 100 of the top scorers on that test in each state will then be eligible to compete in their state Bee on April 1, 2016.
The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state winners to participate in the Bee national championship rounds May 22 to 25.
The first place national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society including a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and a National Geographic Expeditions trip to a national park in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.
The national finals will air on television on the National Geographic Channel and PBS stations.
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