19th National Geographic Bee
The 19th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 23, 2007, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
| 19th National Geographic Bee | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 23, 2007 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Winner | Caitlin Snaring |
| Age | 14 |
| Residence | Redmond, Washington |
| No. of contestants | 55 |
| Preceded by | 18th National Geographic Bee |
| Followed by | 20th National Geographic Bee |
State champions
- Alabama - Matthew Riggle, 7th Grade, St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Madison
- Alaska - Andrew Lee, 8th Grade, Interior Distance Education of Alaska, Anchorage
- Arizona - Nathan Tappendorf, 6th Grade, Eastside Explorers Homeschool, Phoenix
- Arkansas - Jason Saunders, 8th Grade, Home Educators of Greater Little Rock, Little Rock
- California - Mitchell Mankin, 8th Grade, Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco
- Colorado - José de la Peña, 8th Grade, CHEC, Colorado Springs
- Connecticut - Gregory Naigles, 8th Grade, Tolland Middle School, Tolland
- Delaware - Daniel Barnes, 8th Grade, Springer Middle School, Wilmington
- Department of Defense - Andrew Hartford, 8th Grade, Lakenheath Middle, East Anglia, United Kingdom
- District of Columbia - Benjamin Geyer, 7th Grade, British School of Washington
- Florida - Michael Aquilia, 8th Grade, Farnell Middle School, Tampa
- Georgia - Kaj Hansen, 8th Grade, Carrollton Junior High, Carrollton, Georgia
- Hawaii - Isolde Callihan, 8th Grade, Hawaii Island Christian Home Educators, Hilo
- Idaho - Brandon Smith, 6th Grade, Ellis Elementary, Chubbuck
- Illinois - Zachary Blumenfeld, 8th Grade, Daniel Wright Junior High, Lincolnshire
- Indiana - Erik Troske, 7th Grade, Barker Middle, Michigan
- Iowa - Derek Hofland, 8th Grade, Sanborn Christian School, Sanborn
- Kansas - Suneil Iyer, 7th Grade, Indian Trail Junior High, Olathe
- Kentucky - Solomon Mayer, 8th Grade, Sayre School, Lexington
- Louisiana - Amal de Alwis, 5th Grade, SLU Laboratory School, Hammond
- Maine - John Walsh, 8th Grade, Harrison Middle, Yarmouth
- Maryland - Raynell Cooper, 8th Grade, Julius West Middle School, Maryland
- Massachusetts - Christopher Hart, 8th Grade, Westfield South Middle, Westfield
- Michigan - Daniel Elkus, 8th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Boys Middle, Bloomfield Hills
- Minnesota - Andrew Ford, 8th Grade, St. Louis Park Junior High St. Louis Park
- Mississippi - Devi Swamy, 8th Grade, Madison Middle, Madison
- Missouri - Hannah Goodman, 8th Grade, S.H.A.R.E. Homeschool, St. Louis
- Montana - Shawn Belobraidic, 8th Grade, Bonner School, Bonner
- Nebraska - Andrew Vinton, 7th Grade, St. Patrick School, North Platte
- Nevada - William Niday, 8th Grade, Carson Valley Middle, Gardnerville
- New Hampshire - Milan Sandhu, 7th Grade, McKelvie Middle, Bedford
- New Jersey - Rachel McEnroe, 8th Grade, Oak Hill Academy, Lincroft
- New Mexico - Sam Waitt, 6th Grade, Rio Grande School, Santa Fe
- New York - Josh Shih, 8th Grade, C.J. Hooker Middle, Goshen
- North Carolina - Tahsin Zaman, 8th Grade, Daniels Middle, Raleigh
- North Dakota - James Penrod, 8th Grade, Memorial Middle, Minot
- Ohio - Jon Moller, 8th Grade, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati
- Oklahoma - Tyler Bowen, 8th Grade, Lakeview Middle, Yukon
- Oregon - Michael Ling, 7th Grade, Meadow Park Middle, Beaverton
- Pacific Territories - Samuel Wolborsky, 8th Grade, Andersen Middle, Guam
- Pennsylvania - Andrew Nadig, 8th Grade, Manheim Township Middle, Lancaster
- Puerto Rico - Francisco Vargas, 8th Grade, St. John's School, San Juan
- Rhode Island - Samuel Curry, 7th Grade, Broad Rock Middle, Wakefield
- South Carolina - Trey Dendrinos, 8th Grade, Forest Acres Christian Educators, West Columbia
- South Dakota - Alex Larson, 8th Grade, Vermillion Middle, Vermillion
- Tennessee - Mark Arildsen, 7th Grade, University School of Nashville, Nashville
- Texas - Jiawei Li, 8th Grade, Beck Junior High, Katy
- Utah - Kennen Sparks, 6th Grade, Windridge Elementary, Kaysville
- Vermont - Taylor Horn, 8th Grade, Leland and Gray Union Middle School, Townshend
- Virginia - Partha Narasimhan, 6th Grade, Mercer Middle, Aldie
- Virgin Islands - Muta Abiff, 7th Grade, Addelita Cancryn Junior High, St. Thomas
- Washington - Caitlin Snaring, 8th Grade, Family Learning Center, Redmond
- West Virginia - Benjamin Taylor, 5th Grade, Monongalia Homeschoolers Association, Morgantown
- Wisconsin - Bjorn Ager-Hart, 8th Grade, FISH Home Education Network, Madison
- Wyoming - Kirsi Anselmi Stith, 5th Grade, Holy Spirit School, Rock Springs
Overview
The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.[1] The winner was Caitlin Snaring, a homeschooled student from Redmond, Washington, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The 2nd-place winner, Suneil Iyer of Kansas, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Mark Arildsen of Tennessee, won a $10,000 scholarship.[2]
References
- Melody Kramer. "Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee". National Geographic.
- Scott Norris. "Girl Wins Geographic Bee -- First in 17 Years". National Geographic News.
External links
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