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Kevin Babu, an 8th grade student at Yorktown Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 for the second straight year. Second place went to 8th grader Ryan Jordan, and third place was secured by 7th grader Zion Rowe.

 

The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 25th Annual National Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The school winners, including Kevin, will now take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in the state Bee on April 5, 2013.

 

The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the national Geographic Bee national championship on May 20-22, 2013. The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society and a trip to the Galapagos Islands courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions and the National Geographic Society.