Erin Pogue and Sam Newmier place top in the EMS Geography Bee!
Posted on January 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Students at Easton Middle School participated in a whole school challenge with 28 winners from all classrooms in grades 6-8. Students then participated in the school challenge held January 12, that would determine a school winner. Representing EMS will be Erin Pogue, and the runner up is Sam Newmier. A written test will be completed by January 30 in order to qualify for the state competition on March 30.
Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography. Schools with students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging test of geographic knowledge.
State Bees: March 30, 2012
National Bee: May 22-24, 2012