St. Benedict eighth grader to compete in National Geographic Bee

July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
St. Benedict eighth grader to compete in National Geographic Bee
St. Benedict eighth grader to compete in National Geographic Bee


By David Karas | Correspondent

After taking top honors in the St. Benedict School, Holmdel, National Geographic Bee, eighth grader Adrian Thamburaj is one step closer to competing at the national level with the potential of winning a $50,000 scholarship.

Administered by the National Geographic Society, the program runs from individual schools to the national level at an annual, televised competition. At each level, students are challenged to answer questions related to geography.

Thamburaj won the school-level component of the national competition, now in its 27th year, on Jan. 23, and will now compete in the regional competition by taking a written test to see if he can qualify as one of up to 100 students to compete in a state-level bee on March 27.

State winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national championship rounds from May 11-13. The first-place winner will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society – to include a subscription to National Geographic magazine – and a trip to the Galápagos Islands.

The competition involves thousands of schools throughout the United States, the five U.S. territories and Department of Defense schools around the world, and this year’s national championship will be moderated by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien.

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By David Karas | Correspondent

After taking top honors in the St. Benedict School, Holmdel, National Geographic Bee, eighth grader Adrian Thamburaj is one step closer to competing at the national level with the potential of winning a $50,000 scholarship.

Administered by the National Geographic Society, the program runs from individual schools to the national level at an annual, televised competition. At each level, students are challenged to answer questions related to geography.

Thamburaj won the school-level component of the national competition, now in its 27th year, on Jan. 23, and will now compete in the regional competition by taking a written test to see if he can qualify as one of up to 100 students to compete in a state-level bee on March 27.

State winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national championship rounds from May 11-13. The first-place winner will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society – to include a subscription to National Geographic magazine – and a trip to the Galápagos Islands.

The competition involves thousands of schools throughout the United States, the five U.S. territories and Department of Defense schools around the world, and this year’s national championship will be moderated by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien.

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