8th grader wins GMUHS Geo Bee

Chase Ordway-Smith, an eighth grade student at Green Mountain Union High School, has won the school competition for the National Geographic Bee. On Thursday, Nov. 6, Chase went through seven preliminary rounds against 16 other students.

Green Mountain Principal Tom Ferenc, left, presents Chase Ordway-Smith with a certificate recognizing his recent Geo Bee win.

Chase Ordway-Smith and other school champions — culled from thousands of school around the states and in the five U.S. territories — will go on to take a written test. The top scorers — up to 100 students in each state — will then be eligible to compete in their state Geo Bee on March 27, 2015.

The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state winners to participate in the  national championship rounds May 11-13, 2015. The first place national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the society including a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and a trip to the Galapagos Islands, courtesy of  Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic.

If you’d like to test your GeoBee skills, go to the online geography quiz at www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee, which poses 10 new questions a day.