Events

__** National Geographic Bee **__

__** How does it work? **__

6th through 8th grade students are asked geography questions requiring one-word answers or choosing from one of two choices. Competitors are given 15 seconds to answer. There are preliminary rounds where students are awarded one point per correct answer for seven rounds. The top 10 students advance to the final round where two errors result in elimination. The district's winner receives a medal and takes a written test which is submitted to the statewide competition. Students achieving the top 100 test scores from across Pennsylvania compete at Penn State main campus in April.

First place: medal, certificate, possible state-level competition at PSU, IPOD Shuffle
 * __ Prizes: __**

All participants: certificate, $1 gift certificate to MS store, free fries at McDonald's, plus entry into a raffle for
 * a Valenza's gift card
 * Wildcat apparel from Cats R Us
 * IPOD Shuffle


 * __ When Is The Geography Bee? __**

January 2015


 * __ How should you prepare for the Geography Bee? __**

V isit:

The [|National Geographic Bee website].

[|Free Rice.com] and choose "Geography."

__** Chess in the Library **__ Students are invited to play chess bi-weekly until 4pm in the library from starting in November and ending with a school-wide tournament in February.