GeoBee
General Information about National
Geographic Bee
Schools with students in grades 4-8
in the United States are eligible
to participate in this annual competition. Principals can find
out how to register their schools by going to: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee/
Schools that register by the deadline
to conduct a school level Bee,
receive all of the contest materials and information they need.
The school contest, with a minimum of six students participating,
produces one school winner. That one school Bee winner takes a qualifying test
to determine the top 100
scoring students in each state who are invited to the state level
Bees. The winner of the Arizona Bee represents Arizona at the
national finals in Washington, DC. Check with your school to see
if they participate in this annual event.
Registration normally ends October 15
every year, the deadline is
sometimes extended, so check with the website if it is after October 15
and you have not yet registered.
State Coordinator
The Coordinator of the Arizona Bee is
Rebecca Seybert. For
information on the Bee go to her webpage.
Important Dates for the 2009 competition
October 15, 2008: Registration for the 2009 National Geographic Bee
must be received by this date.
November 10, 2008, through January 16, 2009: School-level Geographic
Bees
January 31, 2009: Qualifying tests must be received from registered
schools by this date.
April 3, 2009: State-level Geographic Bees
May 19-20, 2009: National Geographic Bee, Washington, D.C.
2009 Arizona Geographic Bee
The 2009 Arizona Geographic Bee - the state level of the National
Geographic Bee -- took place on Friday, April 3, 2009 in the Arizona
State University Memorial Union located in Tempe, AZ.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Arizona Geographic Bee.
These 10 young geographers amazed the audience for nearly 2 hours
before a champion emerged.
2009 Top Arizona Geographic Bee Finalists
The top 5 finishers are:
1. Nicholas Farnsworth, Flagstaff Home Educators, Flagstaff
2. Kenard Dillon, Tuba City Junior High School, Tuba City
3. Adam Shilperoort, Greater Prescott Area Homeschoolers, Prescott
4. Luke Hellum, Sonoran Sky Elementary, Scottsdale
The other finalists were:
Jeremiah Lemons, Gethsemane Lutheran School, Tempe
Adithya Nott, Willis Junior High School, Chandler
Nathan Tappendorf, Cornerstone Home Educators, Scottsdale
Austin Tymins, Christ Lutheran School, Phoenix
Trevor Wist, Mohave Middle School, Scottsdale
Aaron Yang, Anderson Junior High School, Chandler
The final round of the 2009 National Geographic Bee, produced by
National Geographic Television, will take place in Washington, DC May
19-20, 2009. The event will air nationally on the National Geographic
Channel on May 20, 2009 and later on public television stations.
Future State Bee Dates
2010: Friday, April 9
2011: Friday, April 1