MAPPING THE WAY; KIDS SHOW GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE.Byline: Angela Randazzo Staff Writer Princeton Nguyen recently won the geography bee at Garden Grove Garden Grove, city (1990 pop. 143,050), Orange co., S Calif., a suburb of Long Beach and Los Angeles, on the Santa Ana River; founded 1877, inc. 1956. Many of its residents work in nearby aerospace and defense installations, and there is light manufacturing. Elementary School elementary school: see school. , making the sixth-grader eligible for the next round in the 12th annual National Geographic Bee The National Geographic Bee (previously called the National Geography Bee) is an annual geography contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The Bee, held every year since 1989, is open to students in the fourth through eighth grade in participating American . The runners-up at Garden Grove were fourth-grader Jacob Hartley and fifth-grader Natalie Raffaeli. The National Geography Society developed the Geographic Bee in response to a growing concern about the lack of geographical knowledge among young people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . ``The bee gives students the opportunity to review geography skills in a historical context,'' said Anthony Karch, Garden Grove Elementary assistant principal. ``The students studied on their own with guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. from the teachers. It was a positive experience for all.'' This year's bee began in November for thousands of schools around the United States and the five U.S. territories. The school winners, including Nguyen, will now take a written test. In each state and territory, the top 100 performers will compete in a bee April 7. The National Geographic Society National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. will provide an expenses-paid trip in May to Washington, D.C., for the state champions and their teacher-escorts for the national championship. The first place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Sixth-grader Princeton Nguyen, left, the winner, and runners-up Jacob Hartley, a fourth-grader, and Natalie Raffaeli, a fifth-grader, get pats on the back from teachers after the geography bee at Garden Grove Elementary School. |
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