Capital competition: Marshfield holds Citywide Geography Bee
Pictured left to right: Simone Chaney, Sonia Dissanayake, and Evan Grassman were the top finishers in the Citywide Geography Bee held on Jan. 11. (Submitted photo)
For Hub City Times
MARSHFIELD — The Citywide Geography Bee was held at Lincoln Elementary School on Jan. 11. The citywide bee was open to students in grades four, five, and six who excelled in their respective school competitions. Twenty-eight students representing Grant, Lincoln, Madison, Nasonville, and Washington Elementary Schools and Trinity Lutheran competed.
After three elimination rounds, the following students advanced to the championship round, which resulted in a tie for second place:
—Evan Grassman, Nasonville Elementary School, runner-up.
—Simone Chaney, Grant Elementary School, runner-up.
—Sonia Dissanayake, Grant Elementary School, 2016 Citywide Geography Bee Champion.
Student participants by school
| Grant Elementary |
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| Sonia Dissanayake, Graydon Anderson, Henry Johnson, Dillon Scheuer, Simone Chaney, Cameron Gluege, Davis Rens, Ava Sainterme |
| Lincoln Elementary |
| Lucas Kittl, Aidan Phillippi, Ibrahim Ateeq, Treyton Bixby |
| Madison Elementary |
| Phoemela Hernandez, Dane Frisch, Adia Hagar, Alexandra Lee |
| Nasonville Elementary |
| Annelise Swiggum, Franklin Brodhagen, Adam Potts, Evan Grassman |
| Trinity Lutheran |
| Charlie Moore, Ella James, Matthew Kloehn, Heidi Kundinger |
| Washington Elementary |
| Ian Sennholz, Connie Langfoss, Matthew Kopitzke, Richard Gui |
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