Evan Sing, an eighth-grader at Beach Middle School was recently notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists and eligible to compete in the 2018 Michigan National Geographic State Bee.
The contest will be held at Western Michigan University on Friday, April 6.
“Evan has worked very hard at studying for the Bee and we are proud of his accomplishment,” said Beach Principal Nick Angel.
This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 30th year.
School Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school champion. School champions then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society.
The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools and U.S. territories to compete in the State Bees.
To celebrate the 30th annual National Geographic Bee, each state champion will receive $200, the National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World, 2nd Edition and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Championship on May 20-23.
Students that come in second place will receive $150 and those that come in third will receive $100.
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. Second- and third-place finishers will receive $25,000 and $10,000 college scholarships, respectively.
Visit www.natgeobee.org for more information on the National Geographic Bee.
National Geographic will stream the final round of the National Geographic Bee Championship starting May 24 at www.natgeobee.org.
