Boiling Springs fifth-grader wins
Geography Bowl
A fifth-grader from Boiling Springs Elementary School took top honors in the 2010 Geography Bowl held Tuesday, Feb. 23rd at Graham Elementary School.
Jeremy Henkel placed first with fifth-grader Joshua Sayers of Casar Elementary and fourth -grader Tyler Withers of North Elementary finishing second and third respectively in the annual event sponsored by the Greater Cleveland County Schools’ Educational Foundation.
The 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 Andre Ali of Elizabeth Elementary, Kaitlyn Bolin and Johnathan Medlin of Kings Mountain Intermediate, Ty Grenier of Marion Intermediate, Tucker Carroll of North Elementary, Grace Love of Union Elementary, and Katie Kale of Washington Elementary.
Other students qualifying for the event were Lane Galloway and Nathan Lease of Bethware Elementary, Jarrett Sharpe of Boiling Springs Elementary, Jacob Carpenter of Casar Elementary, Kristin Hill and Donald Thompson of East Elementary, Bailey Davis of Elizabeth Elementary, Charlie Blaylock and Jack Schulze of Fallston Elementary, Michael Day and Mikey Medlin of Grover Elementary, Catherine Bowen of Marion, Ashley Davis and Natalee Deaton of Springmore Elementary, Destiny Camp and Daniel Hogue of Township Three Elementary, Sarah Smith of Union Elementary, Michael Still of Washington Elementary, and Harrison Conner and Thomas Harrison 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. The winners received monetary awards for the first time this year courtesy of Laughlin Furniture Outlet: $1,000, $500 and $100 U.S. Savings bonds to the first, second and third-places respectively. |
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