Posted by wanunnel on 2010-04-07

 

Alabama’s top 100 geography students will compete in the State Geographic Bee at Samford University Friday, April 9.  The final round will be at 3 p.m. in Reid Chapel.

The competitors, all in grades four through eight, qualified after winning contests in their school and placing among the top 100 scorers in the state on a test administered by the National Geographic Society.  They represent schools in 23 Alabama counties.

The winner of Friday’s competition will receive a $100 cash prize, a National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national finals May 25-26.  The championship round will air nationally on the National Geographic Channel May 26.

Amanda Williams, a teacher in Homewood City Schools, is coordinator of the state finals.
 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.