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ZLS geography bee
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[JAN. 20, 2006]
The top three finishers in a geography bee at
Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln were Scott
Carnahan, second place; Matthew Schierer, third; and Josh Jordan,
champion. The bee was sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
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Scott Carnahan, second place; Matthew Schierer, third; and Josh
Jordan, champion
All students in grades 4-8 participated in a preliminary round.
Students with the top 10 scores advanced to the school’s final
round. Competing in the final round were eighth-graders Scott
Carnahan, Bryce Hunsley, Josh Jordan and Devin Pegram;
seventh-graders Leah Lockenour, Joseph Mangano and Emily Rossetti;
sixth-graders Ethan Hartman and Matthew Schierer; and fifth-grader
Grace Sheley.
Josh, the Zion champion, has taken a state-level
test to determine state competitors. All school winners are eligible
to win the national championship and its first-place prize, a
$25,000 college scholarship, at the national competition May 23 and
24 in Washington, D.C.
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