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.

2008 Arizona Geographic Bee

The 2008 Arizona Geographic Bee - the state level of the National Geographic Bee -- took place on Friday, April 4, 2008 in the Tucson Convention Center located in Tucson, AZ.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Arizona Geographic Bee.

2008 Top Arizona Geographic Bee Finalists

1. Adam Shilperoort, Greater Prescott Area Homeschoolers, Prescott
2. Nathan Tappendorf, Cornerstone Home Educators, Scottsdale
3. Luis Castillo, Bradshaw Mountain Middle School, Chandler
4. Kenard Dillon, Tuba City Junior High School, Tuba City
5. Alex Baker, Copperwood Elementary, Glendale

The final round of the 2008 National Geographic Bee, produced by National Geographic Television, will air nationally on the National Geographic Channel on May 21, 2008 and later on public television stations.

Future State Bee Dates

2009: Friday, April 3
2010: Friday, April 9
2011: Friday, April 1