Middle School Geography Bee Champion Named

The Middle School held its annual National Geographic Geography Bee on January 16. Each year, thousands of schools in America (the bee is for students in grades 4-8) participate to select a school winner who has the chance to go further and represent their school in the state - and maybe - the national bee. Tandem's competition was tough, but 8th grader Charlie Kalnite persevered to earn the title of champion. 8th grader Jon-Michael Benedict came in second, with 7th grader Maggie Winter in third place. History teacher Tom Spivey served as bee moderator.

Charlie moves forward in the bee competition by taking an online National Geographic test between now and February 7 to see if he qualifies to compete in the state tournament. Virginia's state bee will be held on March 27; the winner of the state bee moves on to the national championship. 

Well done, Tandem geographers!