National Geographic Bee
Each year St. Mary's School participates in the National Geographic Bee using the materials provided and prepared by the National Geographic Society. The bee is designed to challenge and motivate students to learn more about our world and its cultures.
3 Levels of Competition
School competition:
All SMS students in grades 4-8 participate in the preliminary round of the competition. The classroom winners of the preliminary round advace to the final competion at SMS. Ten students participate until a school winner is determined. The school winner takes a state qua
lifying test to determine if they advance to the next level.
State competition:
Up to 100 students in each state advace to the state competition. The winner of the state competition qualifies for the next level.
National competition:
The National Championships take place in Washington, D.C. in the spring of the year.
School Geo Bee
This year students in grades 4-8 will participatein the 2019 National Geographic Bee. All students will compete at grade levels in order to narrow the field to 10 for the school competition bee which will be held in December.