posted by Joe Polk at 12:54 AM /
Henry Glitz from St. Bernard's School in Mt. Lebanon captured first place in the Pennsylvania Geography Bee held in University Park on April 3. This seventh grade student went ten rounds to find himself standing with only one other competitor, an eighth grade student from a school in Philadelphia.
"In double overtime, we were asked what was the largest city in Siberia with approximately 1.4 million people that is located on the Trans-Siberian Railroad," said Glitz. "My opponent said Vladivostok. I said Novosibirsk. I had the correct answer."
Glitz will now represent Pennsylvania at the National Geography Bee in Washington, D.C. on May 18-21. He is competing for the grand prize of a $25,000 scholarship. Second and third place prizes of $15,000 and $10,000 respectively will be awarded as well. Alex Trebek, host of TV's "Jeopardy," will host the competition. The final 10 students will appear on the National Geographic Channel. Glitz hopes to be among that elite group.
Link: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/05-06-Youth--quot-Bee-quot--winners-2-pix
"In double overtime, we were asked what was the largest city in Siberia with approximately 1.4 million people that is located on the Trans-Siberian Railroad," said Glitz. "My opponent said Vladivostok. I said Novosibirsk. I had the correct answer."
Glitz will now represent Pennsylvania at the National Geography Bee in Washington, D.C. on May 18-21. He is competing for the grand prize of a $25,000 scholarship. Second and third place prizes of $15,000 and $10,000 respectively will be awarded as well. Alex Trebek, host of TV's "Jeopardy," will host the competition. The final 10 students will appear on the National Geographic Channel. Glitz hopes to be among that elite group.
Link: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/05-06-Youth--quot-Bee-quot--winners-2-pix
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