School winners are Patrick

Anderson (fifth grade, Braelinn Elementary); Nikki Chadwick (fifth grade,

Brooks Elementary); Lauren Killingsworth (fourth grade, Robert J. Burch

Elementary); Tristin Thompson (fifth grade, Cleveland Elementary); Katy

Whitehurst (fifth grade, Crabapple Lane Elementary); Leon Swanson (fifth

grade, East Fayette Elementary); Aaron Medlen (fourth grade, Fayetteville

Intermediate); Andy Lucak (fifth grade, Huddleston Elementary); Catherine

Chapman (fifth grade, Kedron Elementary); Rachel Barnes (fifth grade,

North Fayette Elementary); Jake Hancock (fifth grade, Oak Grove Elementary);

Jordan Dadez (fourth grade, Peachtree City Elementary); Ashley LaTour

(fifth grade, Peeples Elementary); Jackson Brumbeloe (fourth grade, Sara

Harp Minter Elementary); Ethan Seckinger (fifth grade, Spring Hill Elementary);

Trey Callahan (fifth grade, Tyrone Elementary); Stephanie Goehring (sixth

grade, J.C. Booth Middle); Wesley Satterwhite (sixth grade, Fayette Middle);

Will Kearney (seventh grade, Flat Rock Middle); John Leon (seventh grade,

Rising Starr Middle); and Olivia Steffan (seventh grade, Whitewater Middle).

These students will take a

written test to determine eligibility to participate in the state-level

bee in April. Only the top 100 scoring students in Georgia will be invited

to participate where they will vie for a chance to advance to the national

competition in May in Washington, D.C. and compete for a grand prize $25,000

scholarship.

The National Geographic Bee

is a nationwide contest designed to encourage teachers to include geography

in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject and increase

public awareness about geography.