On Friday, January 17, 2019 Kent School students in grades four through eight competed in the 2020 school-level National Geographic Geography Bee. Allie Butler, an Eighth Grade, student won the school-level competition and a chance to compete in the Maryland State Bee. Seventh Grade students, Victoria MacGlashan and Jack Fry were first runner up and second runner up, respectively. Jim Landskroener, emcee for the Bee said, “This was one of our shorter Bees with Allie cruising to the top spot with answers about Africa and Asia.”
Two students qualified in preliminary rounds completed in Fourth through Eighth Grade earlier this month.
Finalists were: Isabel Gerstmyer and Clay Hill (4 th Grade), Isabel Cordero and Colin Fry (5 th Grade), Haley Cole and Cole Gray (6 th Grade), Jack Fry and Victoria MacGlashan (7 th Grade), Asher Bowman and Allie Butler (8 th Grade).
Jenny Cernak, Assistant Head of School for Academics, said “This is my first Geography Bee at Kent School. It is impressive to see how seriously our students are about this competition. I am proud of all of the students who competed last Friday. In her next step of the competition,
Allie will take a written test to see if she qualifies to move on to the Maryland State level.”
According to the National Geographic Bee web page, “Each year, thousands of schools in the U.S.
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 the classrooms and spark student interest in the subject and increase public awareness about geography.” Patrick Pearce, Middle School History and Geography Teacher said, “The National Geographic Bee fits seamlessly with Kent School’s commitment to history and global studies. Our students learn about the world and different habitats in Kindergarten. Global Studies continues in third grade and is woven through the middle school history curriculum in grades five through eight as the students explore American History and our connection with countries around the globe.”
For more information about Kent School visit www.kentschool.org, email tcammerzell@kentschool.org or call 410-778-4100 ext. 110. Kent School, located in historic Chestertown, MD is an independent day school serving children from Preschool through Grade 8.
The School’s mission is to guide our students in realizing their potential for academic, artistic, athletic, and moral excellence. Our school’s family-oriented, supportive, student-centered environment fosters the growth of honorable, responsible citizens for our country and our diverse world.
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