Dane Mitchell wins local geography bee
Published 10:16 am Friday, January 6, 2017
- Dane Mitchell, center, was first place in the local geography bee. He is flanked by Garrin Wilson, third place, left, and Cheney Yao, second place, right. Photo provided.
I.J. Holton sixth grader Dane Mitchell was the big winner in the local Geography Bee held Dec. 16.
Over 700 students took the pre-qualifying test and 22 fifth and sixth graders participated at the next level.
Cheney Yao, also in sixth grade, took second place and fifth grader Garrin Wilson took third.
Dane will move to the next level of competition. There he will participate in a computer-generated state qualifying test. Should he advance, the next step is the national level, said instructor Cori McRae.
The bee uses materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to motivate students to learn about the world and how it works. The top prize nationally is a $50,000 college scholarship and other prizes.
