March 19, 2007
Clark U. to Host National Geographic Bee State Finals
Worcester, Mass. - Fourth- through eighth-grade students representing over 86 different towns and cities in Massachusetts will compete in the state final of the National Geographic Bee from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 30, in the Daniels Theater in Atwood Hall at Clark University. Registration is from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The final round will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the awards presentation will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Clark Geography Professor Doug Johnson will give the opening address at 8:30 a.m., followed by Daniel Kramer, senior vice president at JPMorgan Chase. Rosalie Sokol, a retired geography teacher, is moderating the final round. This year's sponsor is JPMorgan Chase.
More than one hundred students who have already successfully faced school-level and qualifying competitions will vie for the state championship, a $100 prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national finals on May 22-23. The second- and third-place state winners will also receive cash prizes, and all three will receive world globes. The national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship.
For more information, contact Clark University's Teachers Center for Global Studies at 508-793-7696.
The National Geographic Society developed the National Geographic Bee in 1989 in response to concern for the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States. To learn more about the National Geographic Bee, you can visit the following online: www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee.
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