19th National Geographic Bee

2007 American academic competition 19th National Geographic Bee May 23, 2007 Washington, D.C. Caitlin Snaring 14 55 18th National Geographic Bee 20th National Geographic Bee The 19th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2007, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. State champions Alabama – Matthew Riggle, 7th Grade, St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Madison Alaska – Andrew Lee, 8th Grade, Interior Distance Education of Alaska, Anchorage Arizona – Nathan Tappendorf, 6th Grade, Eastside Explorers Homeschool, Phoenix Arkansas – Jason Saunders, 8th Grade, Home Educators of Greater Little Rock, Little Rock California – Mitchell Mankin, 8th Grade, Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco Colorado – José de la Peña, 8th Grade, CHEC, Colorado Springs Connecticut – Gregory Naigles, 8th Grade, Tolland Middle School, Tolland Delaware – Daniel Barnes, 8th Grade, Springer Middle School, Wilmington Department of Defense – Andrew Hartford, 8th Grade, Lakenheath Middle, East Anglia, United Kingdom District of Columbia – Benjamin Geyer, 7th Grade, British School of Washington Florida – Michael Aquilia, 8th Grade, Farnell Middle School, Tampa Georgia – Kaj Hansen, 8th Grade, Carrollton Junior High, Carrollton, Georgia Hawaii – Isolde Callihan, 8th Grade, Hawaii Island Christian Home Educators, Hilo Idaho – Brandon Smith, 6th Grade, Ellis Elementary, Chubbuck Illinois – Zachary Blumenfeld, 8th Grade, Daniel Wright Junior High, Lincolnshire Indiana – Erik Troske, 7th Grade, Barker Middle, Michigan Iowa – Derek Hofland, 8th Grade, Sanborn Christian School, Sanborn Kansas – Suneil Iyer, 7th Grade, Indian Trail Junior High, Olathe Kentucky – Solomon Mayer, 8th Grade, Sayre School, Lexington Louisiana – Amal de Alwis, 5th Grade, SLU Laboratory School, Hammond Maine – John Walsh, 8th Grade, Harrison Middle, Yarmouth Maryland – Raynell Cooper, 8th Grade, Julius West Middle School, Maryland Massachusetts – Christopher Hart, 8th Grade, Westfield South Middle, Westfield Michigan – Daniel Elkus, 8th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Boys Middle, Bloomfield Hills Minnesota – Andrew Ford, 8th Grade, St. Louis Park Junior High St. Louis Park Mississippi – Devi Swamy, 8th Grade, Madison Middle, Madison Missouri – Hannah Goodman, 8th Grade, S.H.A.R.E. Homeschool, St. Louis Montana – Shawn Belobraidic, 8th Grade, Bonner School, Bonner Nebraska – Andrew Vinton, 7th Grade, St. Patrick School, North Platte Nevada – William Niday, 8th Grade, Carson Valley Middle, Gardnerville New Hampshire – Milan Sandhu, 7th Grade, McKelvie Middle, Bedford New Jersey – Rachel McEnroe, 8th Grade, Oak Hill Academy, Lincroft New Mexico – Sam Waitt, 6th Grade, Rio Grande School, Santa Fe New York – Josh Shih, 8th Grade, C.J. Hooker Middle, Goshen North Carolina – Tahsin Zaman, 8th Grade, Daniels Middle, Raleigh North Dakota – James Penrod, 8th Grade, Memorial Middle, Minot Ohio – Jon Moller, 8th Grade, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati Oklahoma – Tyler Bowen, 8th Grade, Lakeview Middle, Yukon Oregon – Michael Ling, 7th Grade, Meadow Park Middle, Beaverton Pacific Territories – Samuel Wolborsky, 8th Grade, Andersen Middle, Guam Pennsylvania – Andrew Nadig, 8th Grade, Manheim Township Middle, Lancaster Puerto Rico – Francisco Vargas, 8th Grade, St. John's School, San Juan Rhode Island – Samuel Curry, 7th Grade, Broad Rock Middle, Wakefield South Carolina – Trey Dendrinos, 8th Grade, Forest Acres Christian Educators, West Columbia South Dakota – Alex Larson, 8th Grade, Vermillion Middle, Vermillion Tennessee – Mark Arildsen, 7th Grade, University School of Nashville, Nashville Texas – Jiawei Li, 8th Grade, Beck Junior High, Katy Utah – Kennen Sparks, 6th Grade, Windridge Elementary, Kaysville Vermont – Taylor Horn, 8th Grade, Leland and Gray Union Middle School, Townshend Virginia – Partha Narasimhan, 6th Grade, Mercer Middle, Aldie Virgin Islands – Muta Abiff, 7th Grade, Addelita Cancryn Junior High, St. Thomas Washington – Caitlin Snaring, 8th Grade, Family Learning Center, Redmond West Virginia – Benjamin Taylor, 5th Grade, Monongalia Homeschoolers Association, Morgantown Wisconsin – Bjorn Ager-Hart, 8th Grade, FISH Home Education Network, Madison Wyoming – Kirsi Anselmi Stith, 5th Grade, Holy Spirit School, Rock Springs Overview The final competition was moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/05/130522-national-geography-bee-alex-trebek-2013-jeopardy/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130617182006/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/05/130522-national-geography-bee-alex-trebek-2013-jeopardy dead June 17, 2013 Alex Trebek: On Hosting the National Geographic Bee Melody Kramer National Geographic The winner was Caitlin Snaring, a homeschooled student from Redmond, Washington, who won a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The 2nd-place winner, Suneil Iyer of Kansas, won a $15,000 scholarship. The 3rd-place winner, Mark Arildsen of Tennessee, won a $10,000 scholarship.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070523-geo-bee.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070526081455/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070523-geo-bee.html dead May 26, 2007 Girl Wins Geographic Bee -- First in 17 Years Scott Norris National Geographic News References External links National Geographic Bee Official Website Category:National Geographic Bee