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Brussell wins Damascus School geography bee
DAMASCUS, PA — Stacy Brussell, an eighth grade
student at Damascus Middle School, won the school level competition
of the National Geographic Bee on January 10, along with a chance
at a $25,000 college scholarship.
The school level Bee, at which students answered
oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 14th annual
National Geographic Bee.
Thousands of school winners, including Stacy Brussell,
will now take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers in each
state and territory will be eligible to compete in the State Bees
on April 5.
The National Geographic Society will provide an
all-expense-paid trip to Washington DC, for state champions and
teacher escorts, to participate in the National Geographic Bee National
Championship on May 21 and 22. The first place national winner will
receive a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership
in the society.
“Jeopardy!” host, Alex Trebek, will moderate the
national finals on May 22. The program will air on the National
Geographic Channel, and afterward on local PBS stations.
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