Westfield Student Breaks School Record, Will Compete In State Geography Bee Championship

For the third consecutive year and setting a school record, Jasper Lemberg, currently an 8th grader at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield, has captured the school level Geography Bee Championship.

The next phase in the competition consists of a written qualifying test submitted to the National Geographic Society at the end of January.

Jasper’s and Jeffrey’s results will be compared with students across the State to determine qualification for the NJ State Geography Bee to be held this spring at Rowan University.

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Jasper appears in the photo second to right, next to his Social Studies teacher, Marissa Conneely. To Jasper’s left are seventh graders Anthony Butera, placing third and Stephen Park, winning second place.

Roosevelt Intermediate School Assistant Principal Brian Gechtman and Social Studies Supervisor Andrea Brennan also were on hand to congratulate the students.

Geography Bee champion at Edison Intermediate School in Westfield is eighth grader Jeffery Yang (at center). To his left is eighth grader, Julian Trott, claiming second place, and at right is Kailey Zhao, sixth grader, who came in third.

Assistant Principal David Duelks and Social Studies Supervisor Andrea Brennan are pictured congratulated the winners. Jeffery’s Social Studies teacher, unavailable for the photo, is Robert Maver.

Photos courtesy of Lorre Korecky

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