WMS hosts Geography Bee

Posted on: December 20, 2018
(L-R) Carson Petitt- 3rd place, Marina Linos- 2nd place, and Emerson Ellenwood-1st place.

Whitewater Middle School hosted a school-wide National Geographic Geography Bee on Wednesday, December 19.

Special congratulations to 7th-grader, Emerson Ellenwood, for his first place finish. Marina Linos, also a 7th-grader earned second place. Third place went to 6th-grader Carson Petitt. Emerson will now complete a qualifying test to go on and compete at the state level National Geographic Bee where he has a chance to win a $50,000 college scholarship.

Congratulations to all of these students! Good Luck to Emerson as he advances to the next level of competition.

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