KMS student wins second straight school geography bee January 16

On January 11, King Middle School held its school qualifier for the 2008 National Geography Bee. A total of 24 pupils from grades six through eight competed, as each house sent four classroom finalists to the school-wide event. Mr. O'D, wearing his signature New York City subway tie, served as guest emcee.

After six rounds of questions, the contest was narrowed down to two finalists, 7th grader Kate Suslovic and 8th grader Paley Burlin. The pair matched wits on three written questions until Kate was determined the winner for the second year in a row!

Kate's next step will be an attempt to qualify for the Maine State Geography Bee. She will take a written geography exam, which will be sent to Washington, D.C., for scoring.

Congratulations Kate!

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