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SYDNEY MONEY WINS SPANISH FORK JR. HIGH’S GEOGRAPHY BEE
Moves One Step Closer to $25,000 College Scholarship
Sydney Money, an eighth-grade student at Spanish Fork Jr. High, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on December 13, 2013 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 26th annual National Geographic Bee. In order to participate in the Bee, eighth graders had to pass a written test with a high qualifying score. There were only 35 seats available for the entire eighth grade so being able to participate is an accomplishment in and of itself. The following students qualified and participated in the school competition:
Carson Chappell
Locke Brown
Tori Crane
Bennett Brinton
Logan Coffey
Amberly Perrins
Will Stanton
Morgan Olson
Carson Reber
Isaac Dillman
Angela Cook
Jose Aguilera
Kyle Bartlett
Sofie Czarnecki
Nicholas Covington
Mason Olson
Jarom Jones
Andrew McCann
Devin Berns
Grant Bechthold
Mateen Lomax
Sydney Money
Reed Nordstrom
Ryan Berger
Brennen McGill
Aaron Farnsworth
McKinley Mullins
Brendan Bakker
Oaklee Harris
Harold Guy
Daxton Davis
Garrett Small
Sydney Money finished the competition in First Place with William Stanton finishing in Second Place and Locke Brown finishing in Third Place. Congratulations to our school finalists!
School winners around the country, including Sydney, will now take a written test to be eligible to compete in the state Geographic Bee on April 4, 2014. State winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. to participate in the National Geographic Bee and a chance for a $25,000 scholarship.