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HMMS Student Billy Jenkins Moves One Step Closer to $25,000 College Scholarship
BILLY JENKINS WINS HARTFORD MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOLGEOGRAPHIC BEE
Moves One step Closer to $25,000 College Scholarship
HARTFORD, VT, January 12, 2010: Billy Jenkins, an eighth grade student at Hartford Memorial Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Friday January 8 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 22nd annual National Geographic Bee. This year's Bee is sponsored by Google (visit www.google.com!educators!geo).
The kickoff for this year's Bee was the week of November 9, with thousands of schools around the United States and in the five U.S. territories participating. The school winners, including Billy Jenkins, will now take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in their State Bee April 9, 2010.
The National Geographic society will provide an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the Bee national championship rounds on May 25 and 26, 2010. The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society, and a trip to the Galapagos Islands, courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic (visit www.expeditions.com).
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For more information, please contact:
Wendy Windsor
Communications
Hartford School District
802-295-8600
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