5th Annual National Geographic Bee

We held our 5th annual Geography Bee, sponsored by National Geographic, here at Dundee Elementary on Tuesday, January 10th. Competition actually began weeks earlier in our 4th and 5th grade classrooms to determine 2 winners from each classroom. Our 4th grade semi-finalists were Michael Hopkins, Haley Fieldhouse, Daniel DeLong, and Ben Zatterberg. They took the stage during the first round of competition answering questions based on map information, and geography of the world. At the end of the first round, Daniel DeLong was our 4th grade winner! Semi-finalists from the 5th grade were Maria Cazares, Emerson Harris, Carlos Martinez, Carson Picker, Alexander Jaczko, and Hunter Bensman. Eleven questions later, our fifth grade winner was Alex Jaczko. For our championship round, Daniel and Alex took their seats for the three final questions. In the end, Alex Jaczko was Dundee school champion for the second year in a row! Alex then took the state qualifying test, which was sent to Washington D.C. to determine his eligibility for the Oregon State Bee to be held this spring in Salem.
Congratulations to all of our Dundee school competitors!!
To learn more about the bee, visit
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/