Pleasantville MS Student to Compete in NYS Geographic Bee

The following is from the Pleasantville Union Free School District:

Eighth grader Ben Richmond, winner of the Pleasantville Middle School’s National Geographic Bee, will compete in the 2013 New York State Geographic Bee at the New York State Museum in Albany on April 5, 2013.

Bees were held in over 320 schools throughout the state with fourth- through eighth-grade students to determine each school’s Bee winner. School-level winners then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society.

The students with the top 100 scores were invited to compete at the state level. The state winner will receive $100 and the “Complete National Geographic on DVD,” and a trip to Washington, D.C., where he/she will represent New York in the national finals at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 20-22, 2013.

The final round of the National Geographic Bee will be broadcast on Thursday, May 23, on National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild, followed by public television stations. (Please check local listings for date and time.) The national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and a trip accompanied by one parent or guardian to the Galapagos Islands.

The National Geographic Bee, which celebrates its 25^th anniversary this year, is sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. Visit www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee for additional information.

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