Star's Geography Bee Semifinalist

2017 Michigan National Geographic State Bee

Semifinalist Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Student Named Michigan National Geographic State Bee Semifinalist by National Geographic Society

Aidan McFarlane, eighth grader at Our Lady Star of the Sea School and daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey McFarlane has been notified by the National Geographic Society that she is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2017 Michigan National Geographic State Bee. The contest will be held at Western Michigan University on Friday, March 31, 2017.

This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 29^th year. School Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school champion. School champions then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools and U.S. territories to compete in the State Bees.

Each state champion will receive $100, the National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World, 4th Edition and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Championship to be held at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 14-17, 2017. The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society, including a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and an all expenses paid Lindblad expedition to the Galápagos Islands aboard the new National Geographic Endeavour ll. Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic. Visit www.natgeobee.org for more information on the National Geographic Bee.

The National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD will air the 2017 National Geographic Bee Championship, moderated by journalist and humorist Mo Rocca, on Friday, May 19, at 8 p.m. ET. Public television stations will broadcast the final round at a later date. Check local television listings for the air date and time in your area.

Our Lady Star of the Sea staff and students congratulate Aidan and wish her much success on March 31^st.