Rachel Shih wins schoolwide geography bee

| 05 Feb 2015 | 09:04

From left: third-place winner Emily Jansen, first-place winner Rachel Shih, and second-place winner Sam Sherlock (Photo provided)

The top 10 finalists (from left): Skye Alexander, Emily Jansen, Olivia Klugman, Alex Gross, Sara Higgins, Stephen Perillo-Sullivan, Sam Sherlock, Rachel Shih, Robert Siracuse and Braden Smith (Photo provided)

GOSHEN — Eighth grader Rachel Shih placed first in the schoolwide competition of the National Geography Bee Competition at C.J. Hooker Middle School and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship.

The school-level Bee, in which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 27th annual National Geographic Society. Rachel will take a written qualifying test to determine whether she will compete at the state-level competition.

All school winners are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $50,000 college scholarship, at the national competition in May, held in Washington,

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The National Geographic Bee is an educational program of the National Geographic Society. Its nationwide geography competition for students in grades 4 to 8 is designed to encourage the teaching and study of geography.

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