Due to Covid, The National Geographic Society has cancelled the National Geography Bee for 2020-21...
Message from National Geographic
In a typical year...after Thanksgiving, we hold preliminary round competitions in each class for the National Geography Bee sponsored by National Geographic.
Class winners then compete in a playoff round to determine Grade Level champions prior to Winter Break.
The school final for the top 10 finishers from the above is held in January.
Past School Champions-
2019-20: Andy Polivka, 7th Grader
2018-19: Phoebe Yao, 8th Grader
2017-18: Andrew Pilarczyk, 8th Grader
2016-17: Andrew Pilarczyk, 7th Grader- Top 10 Finish in the State of Ohio!!!
2015-16: Andrew Pilarczyk, 6th Grader
2014-15: Ricky John, 8th Grader
2013-14: Sanjana Duvvuri, 7th Grader
2012-13: Jared Ruehr, 8th Grader
2011-12: Christian Ward, 8th Grader
2010-11: Michael Durkin, 8th Grader
2009-10: Phil Ellis, 8th Grader
2008-09: Michael Durkin, 6th Grader
The School Championship between the 10 students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades who have the highest scores in the playoff round will be held after Winter Break.
Our school champion will take a written test that will be scored in Washington D.C. The top 100 scores from school champions in each state will compete in their state championships in March. State champions will then be flown on an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. to compete in the National Championship in May. The National Champion and runners up win significant college scholarships.
Here are links to Geography Practice sites. Crack out your atlases, globes, and maps and old Carmen Sandiego computer games. Engage your geographic mind, and who knows how far you'll go.
NEW (Thanks to Rhea Yendamuri for 2016) Sheppard Software Geography Games
Geo Bee Challenge Quiz of the Day