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M.S. Geography Bee
The energy in The Ceres M. Horn Theatre was at a fever pitch when the last four contestants of the M.S. Geography Bee took their places on the stage Friday, January 5. The finalists included two eighth graders, Javon M. and William Z., a seventh grader, Will S., and a fifth grader, Josh V., and their classmates in the audience were full of loud encouragement. M.S. social studies teacher Ted Scocos announced that the next rounds would be sudden death; whoever missed a question would have to leave the stage. The audience held its breath.
More than 6,000,000 middle schoolers nationwide participate in the annual Geography Bee, which is sponsored by the National Geographic Society, and coordinated at McDonogh by Ted Scocos and the M.S. social studies department.
When fifth-grader Josh V. missed the first question of the sudden-death round, the immediate disappointment was palpable. All rose for a standing ovation as he left the stage. Despite the fierce inter-class rivalry, it was obvious that everyone had been pulling for him.
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All three remaining contestants answered the next question correctly. Then came the question that decided it: "Name the South American country that borders Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil." Javon M. was the only one with the correct answer of "Suriname" and was declared the winner of the 2006 bee to great applause.
The fifth-graders cheered to be dismissed first in honor of their nearly victorious classmate. "Another folk hero is born," commented a nearby teacher.
The energy in The Ceres M. Horn Theatre was at a fever pitch when the last four contestants of the M.S. Geography Bee took their places on the stage Friday, January 5. The finalists included two eighth graders, Javon M. and William Z., a seventh grader, Will S., and a fifth grader, Josh V., and their classmates in the audience were full of loud encouragement. M.S. social studies teacher Ted Scocos announced that the next rounds would be sudden death; whoever missed a question would have to leave the stage. The audience held its breath.
More than 6,000,000 middle schoolers nationwide participate in the annual Geography Bee, which is sponsored by the National Geographic Society, and coordinated at McDonogh by Ted Scocos and the M.S. social studies department.
When fifth-grader Josh V. missed the first question of the sudden-death round, the immediate disappointment was palpable. All rose for a standing ovation as he left the stage. Despite the fierce inter-class rivalry, it was obvious that everyone had been pulling for him.
.All three remaining contestants answered the next question correctly. Then came the question that decided it: "Name the South American country that borders Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil." Javon M. was the only one with the correct answer of "Suriname" and was declared the winner of the 2006 bee to great applause.
The fifth-graders cheered to be dismissed first in honor of their nearly victorious classmate. "Another folk hero is born," commented a nearby teacher.