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Norwood Students Place at Nat'l Geography Bee
Maria Horbaczewski, a 7th grader at Dr. Philip. O. Coakley Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on December 23.
Maria Horbaczewski, a 7th grader at Dr. Philip. O. Coakley Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on December 23. She also won a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship.
Michael Dooley, a 6th grader, came in second place. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 24th annual National Geographic Bee. This year's Bee is sponsored by Google. If Maria qualifies for the state level, she has the opportunity to compete in the national finals, moderated by Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.
Student Finalists:
Grade 6: Declan Kohlsaat, Michael Dooley, Mark Spring
Grade 7: Anthony Petruzzelli, Stephen Tribuna, Maria Horbaczewski
Grade 8: Daniel Curley, Griffin Plaag, Vignesh Mahalingam
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