WB News: Buzzing with Knowledge: Howard School Geography Bee Howard School’s Geography Bee competition took place on Friday, January 16, with ten finalists competing for Geo Bee champion and a chance to qualify for the state competition. Each of the finalists competed in seven rounds of the preliminary competition in Mrs. Mills classroom in mid-November. The students with the top three scores in 4th and 5th grade were named finalists in their grade. In the 6th grade, the student with the best score from each of the four social studies classes became finalists for their grade. 4th Grade Finalists: Brendan Gallivan, Jaiden Lee-Andrews, Stephen Nardelli 5th Grade Finalists: Landon Bailey, Maddie Bain, Matt Outerbridge 6th Grade Finalists: Ben Smith, Jenna Caporella, Paul McCafferty, Reuben Kelley We had a great bee today!” said sixth grade teacher Anna Mills. “I have taught Geography for eight years and hosted the Geography Bee for the past seven years,” said Mills. “There were lots of challenging questions—some whose answers I didnt even know—and I am so proud of all of the finalists who did their best and worked hard to get there.” “I went to all the study sessions with Mrs. Mills,” said Matt Outerbridge, “and it felt good to be a finalist.” Brendan Gallivan found the experience a little stressful, saying “it was hard for me to concentrate because I knew people where watching me. He added that it felt good to be a finalist, saying “I was proud of myself!” Landon Bailey said he studied maps and landforms to prepare for the Geo Bee competition. “It was an honor to be a finalist and felt great,” said Bailey. “It was not that nerve-wracking, but it was different to have 300 sets of eyes on me,” said Bailey. Finalist Maddie Bain said she used the GeoBee website to prepare, adding “it was difficult remembering the rivers.” ”It takes a lot of guts to get up in front of the whole school and answer questions that challenging,” said Mills, who congratulated all finalists for the dedication and hard work. The Results: 1st place: Paul McCafferty 2nd place: Landon Bailey 3rd place: Jenna Caporella I cheer for all of the contestants but it was nice to see Paul win,” said Mills. “This was his third time competing in the Howard School Geography Bee, and though he has qualified every year, Jefferson Roberts had won in previous years,” said Mills. “Paul has studied hard over the past three years to win today. Paul McCafferty will be taking the qualifying test next week and the West Bridgewater staff will know by the end of March if he will proceed to the state competition. I would like to say thank you to everyone in the West Bridgewater community who has supported our finalists and the Geography Bee!” said Mills. “I still want to get West Bridgewater on the map and make it to state championship and then nationals,” said Mills. “We can do it, or should I say he can do it! Good Luck Paul! Go Wildcats!
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:52:40 +0000
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