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A fourth-grader from Marion Intermediate School took top honors in this year's Geography Bowl held Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Graham Elementary School. Tripp Schenck placed first with fifth-grader David Advent of Boiling Springs Elementary and fourth-grader Randall Trahan of Bethware Elementary finishing second and third respectively in the annual event sponsored by the Greater Cleveland County Schools' Educational Foundation.
The 30 fourth- and fifth-graders participating qualified for the bowl by placing first or second at the geography bees held at their schools in recent weeks. Top 10 finalists competing in Level 2 competition besides the three winners were Tyler Hendrix of Marion Intermediate, Lauren Canipe and Casey Hubbard of Springmore Elementary, Christopher Alewine and Jessica Sailors of Township Three Elementary and Colton Williams and Skyler Gilliland of Union Elementary.
Other students competing were Caleb Yarborough of Bethware Elementary, Andi Morgan of Boiling Springs Elementary, Scarlett Carnett and Caleb Green of Casar Elementary, Matthew Jeong and Payton Clark of East Elementary, Coleman Putnam and Elizabeth Henry of Elizabeth Elementary, Hunter Hamrick and Christopher Proctor of Fallston Elementary, Austin Gunter and Destinee McClain of Grover Elementary, Collin Foster and Lindsey Injejikian of Kings Mountain Intermediate, Bethany Wilson and Ina Messer of North Elementary, Nathan Mach and Jason Self of Washington Elementary and Jacob Warren and Nicholas Hayes of West Elementary.
The Geography Bowl is organized and presented by the Academically Intellectually Gifted Program of Cleveland County Schools and sponsored by Glenn Lumber Co. of Boiling Springs through the Educational Foundation.
To watch the Geography Bowl online, click on the icon at the top of this page.
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