WEST PAWLET — The Mettawee Community School held its Geo Bee Championship on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Nine classroom winners, from grades four to six, took part: fourth graders — Jeremy Amaral, Trenton Mychack, Catherine Thrasher; fifth graders — Nadia Cox, Asia Rees, Alex Sperelakis; and sixth graders — Cole Morse, Izzy Rees and Eaden Ryan. The sixth grade classroom winner, Emily Couper was absent on the day of the school championship and was not able to participate. All will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
Based on the number of correct answers after the first round of questions, the contestant group was reduced to the following four students: Morse, Mychack, Izzy Rees, and Thrasher. Another elimination followed the second round of questions. There was a tie for third place between Morse and Mychack. That left Izzy Rees and Thrasher to take part in the championship round of questioning.
After six questons, in an exciting tie-breaker, fourth grader Thrasher answered the final question correctly to be named Mettawee Community School's 2010 Geo Bee winner.
Thrasher will next take the necessary written geography test in order to qualify for the Vermont Geo Bee to be held later this Spring in Montpelier.
The Geo Bee was emceed by school principal Nancy Mark and judged by teachers Mark Rampone and Jennifer Bloomingdale.
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