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Eika Willis a step closer to $50,000 scholarship |
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February 8, 2018 |
Eika Willis, an eighth grade student at Boundary
County Middle School, recently won the school
competition of the National Geographic Bee and a
chance at a $50,000 college scholarship.
The school bee, at which students answered
questions on geography, was the first round in
the 30th annual National Geographic Bee, a
geography competition designed to inspire and
reward students’ curiosity about the world.
Thousands of schools around the United States
and in the five U.S. territories are
participating in the 2018 National Geographic
Bee. The school champions, including Eika, will
take a qualifying test; up to 100 of the top
scorers on that test in each state will then be
eligible to compete in their state Bee on April
6.
The National Geographic Society will provide an
all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., for
state winners to participate in the national
championship rounds May 20-23.
The first place national champion will receive a
$50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime
membership in the society, including a
subscription to National Geographic magazine,
and an all-expenses-paid Lindblad expedition to
the Galápagos Islands aboard the new National
Geographic Endeavour ll.
Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad
Expeditions and National Geographic.
Second- and third-place finishers will receive
$25,000 and $10,000 college scholarships,
respectively.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the
National Geographic Bee. The National Geographic
Society developed the National Geographic Bee in
1989 in response to concern about the lack of
geographic knowledge among young people in the
United States.
Over three decades, 1,583 state champions have
traveled to D.C. to participate in the finals
and more than $1.5 million in college
scholarship money has been awarded to winners of
the competition by the National Geographic
Society.
Everyone can test their geography knowledge with
the exciting Geo Bee Quiz, an online geography
quiz at
www.nationalgeographic.org/bee/study/quiz,
which poses 10 new questions a day.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Bee,
National Geographic has also published an
updated National Geographic Bee book: “How to
Ace the National Geographic Bee: Official Study
Guide, 5th Edition,” by Stephen Cunha.
The National Geographic Society is a leading
nonprofit that invests in bold people and
transformative ideas in the fields of
exploration, scientific research, storytelling
and education.
For more information, visit
www.nationalgeographic.org. |
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