Woodland Middle School Students Compete Jan. 24 for Geography Title

Posted January 18, 2018 10:00 pm

Woodland District 50 Schools

The North Platte and South Platte Rivers meet in which state - New Mexico or Nebraska?

The easternmost part of the Horn of Africa is located in which country?

Geography questions like these will be fielded from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24 when 19 Woodland Middle School students participate in the 2018 National Geographic Bee. All three grades will be participating in the event held at the school's Learning Resource Center, 7000 Washington St., in Gurnee. The winner will represent Woodland in the online state contest.

Last year Woodland Middle School winner Kenith Taukolo, then a sixth-grade student, competed at the state level and scored a perfect 8 of 8 in the preliminary round before placing 17th overall.

The winner of the state competition will advance to the 30th National Geographic Bee to be held May 20-23 in Washington D.C. where he or she will be eligible to win a $50,000 college scholarship.

For more information, contact Paul Durietz, (847) 856-3400. The answer to the first question is Nebraska and the answer to the second question is Somalia.

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