Seventh Grade Student, Justin Miller, is School Champion

C. S. Driver Middle School students in grades five through eight recently participated in the 22st annual National Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Over the years, this competition has provided students with a fun, educational and challenging classroom activity.
There are seven preliminary rounds, which are held in the classrooms. Each round has a different focus, such as U. S. geography, continents, world geography, and physical geography. After winning their classroom bees, students took a written exam. Ten students with the highest scores qualified to compete in the Final School Round.
Congratulations to the following students for their fine performances.

Fifth Grade classroom winners are: Trinity Benyon, Mary Catherine Coon, Max Heinekamp, Sean Kearney, Brian LeClair, Kiernan Reagan, Colette Rigas, and Matthew Strempel.
Sixth grade classroom winners are: Jack Brennan, Dakota Elderbroom, Nathan Gilmore, Connor Lundrigan, Rickie Mixon, and Cecil Nelson.
Seventh grade classroom winners are: Rachel Ceparski, Justin Miller, Mary Morocco, Ben Posecznick, Joey Sacco, and Jacob Welsh.
Eighth grade classroom winners are: Jon Bisisi, Nadia Bennacer, and Kaitlin Harris-Boyden.

The following ten students participated in the Final School Round:
Grade five: Sean Kearney
Grade six: Dakota Elderbroom, Nathan Gilmore, Connor Lundrigan, and Rickie Mixon
Grade seven: Justin Miller, Mary Morocco, Jacob Welsh, and Ben Posecznick
Grade eight: Kaitlin Harris-Boyden

Tied for Fourth Place: Nathan Gilmore, Sean Kearney, and Mary Morocco
Third Place Winner: Rickie Mixon
Second Place Winner: Jacob Welsh
2010 National Geographic Bee School Champion: Justin Miller

The last question that Justin answered correctly in the Championship round, which earned him his First Place honors was, “The Dry Tortugas, named by Ponce de Leon after the numerous sea turtles found there, is now a national park in which state?” Justin’s answer was “Florida.” Justin has a chance to qualify for the New York State National Geographic Bee.

Good luck to Justin and congratulations to all winners!