Washington Middle School students competed in the International Geography Bee’s Online Regional Online Competition on Sunday, May 7th with students from across the country. Participants competed by their grade level in a series of buzzer-style question rounds to earn points to qualify for the finals.
Three students qualified as finalists in the Regional Bee and four students qualified for the National Bee as a result of their final score being in the top percentage of their regional bee’s participants. Three of the four students accepted their invitation to the 2023 Middle School National Championships and will be competing in Arlington, Virginia from June 1-3.
Congratulations to the following students on these achievements:
Regional Bee Participants
6th Grade
- Anita Powers
- Preesha Rock
7th Grade
- Khloey Birch
- Ian Breitsprecker
- Jackson Burke
- Zach Chesterman
- Foster Del Toro
- Lauren Krasnodemski
- Landon Marting
- Blake Meyer
- Dominic Mills
- Ethan Montes
- Mallory Schaefer
- Bentley Scholtes
- Audrey Schuster
- Lucas Smith
8th Grade
- Grant Arling
- Harper Canon
- Nolan Farber
- Jayme Miller
- Izzy Pregler
- Sitanshu Rock
- Ian Sindt
- Aaron Scheirer
Regional Bee Finalists
6th Grade
- Preesha Rock | 4th place (tied) out of 40 participants
7th Grade
- Zach Chesterman | 3rd place out of 53 participants
8th Grade
- Nolan Farber | 3rd place out of 20 participants
National Bee Qualifiers
6th Grade
- Preesha Rock | Declined invitation to the National Bee
7th Grade
- Zach Chesterman | Accepted invitation to the National Bee
8th Grade
- Nolan Farber | Accepted invitation to the National Bee
- Ian Sindt | Accepted invitation to the National Bee