On Friday, January 11, St. Brigid School held its annual Geographic Bee. Overseen by the National Geographic Society, this event requires competitors to have extensive knowledge of mapping, including the locations and properties of countries and landmarks.
As always, this year’s questions tested the limits of our students’ knowledge. The winner was seventh-grader Sophia Cartonio. The runner-up was Noah Johnson, an eighth-grader.
As winner, Sophia advances on to the next stage - a written examination which is sent to the National Geographical Society in Washington, D.C. If she qualifies, she will compete at the state level this spring. State winners move on to the national finals, where they compete for scholarship prizes totaling $50,000.
