The 2016 statewide Geographic Bee was held April 1 at Longwood University. Approximately 5,000 students across the Commonwealth had participated in school bees, and the 102 winners of those contests met to compete in Farmville for the State Championship. Taking first place was Vishvesha Sridhar, from Blacksburg Middle School. Runner-up was Prithvi Nathan from Gainesville Middle School, Gainesville. Third place went to Austin Copeland of Potowmack Elementary School, Sterling. Vishvehsi will go on to compete in the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C, May 22-25. Our congratulations to all participants, and best wishes to Vishvesha for success in the national contest.
For more, visit our 2016 GeoBee page.
