What: First Round of the 2007 National Geographic Bee, Oral Competition

Where: Eagle Valley Middle School, 747 East Third Street, Eagle

When: Tuesday, January 9th at 1:00 p.m. in the E.V.M.S. Media Center

For the 19^th year, the National Geographic Society is holding the National Geographic Bee for students in fourth through eighth grades in thousands of schools across the United States and in the five U.S. territories, as well as in Department of Defense Dependents Schools around the world. 

The winner of Eagle Valley Middle School’s bee, which is an oral competition to be held on January 9^th, will advance to the next level of competition, a written examination to determine state competitors.  All school champions are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $25,000 college scholarship, at the national competition May 22 and 23, 2007, in Washington, D.C.

E.V.M.S. QUALIFIERS FOR THE

2007 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE ORAL COMPETITION

8TH GRADE        

Daillen Culver

Kris Hasbrouck                                

Casey Kerrigan                               

Matt Minder                                    

Rachel Nagel                                   

Chris Purse                                      

Zeth Ramsay                                   

Anna Rasmussen                             

Yoana Trifonova                              

Austin Woodworth                          

7th GRADE

Alex Blazon

Weston Brock

Andre Eisenmann

Jake Ejnes

Ashton Hallett

Nathan Horn

Haley Hutton

Paul Kosak

Jacy Sissel

Nick Tafoya

6th GRADE

Justine Bukovich

Stephen Burks

Frances Galgan

Grant Johnson

Sarah Meline

Tyler Purse

Steven Siefers

Annika Stough

Austin Tafoya

Tom Yeo

Contacts:

Nicole Dewell, E.V.M.S. Public Relations Liason, ndewell@eagleschools.net

Barbara Romersheuser, Master Teacher, Media Specialist and Social Studies, E.V.M.S. Chairperson, 328-6224