Rockwood Students Qualify for National, International Geography, History, Science Bee Events
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Rockwood Students Qualify for National, International Geography, History, Science Bee Events
A total of 14 Rockwood School District students from three schools recently qualified for the national and international levels of competition at International Academic Competitions (IAC) regional Geography, History and Science Bee events.
Rockwood students from Crestview Middle, LaSalle Springs Middle and Wild Horse Elementary competed in geography, history and science at the St. Louis Regional Finals on Feb. 1.
IAC promotes history, geography and science education through quiz tournaments and Olympiads in more than 50 countries. Students qualify for IAC national and international level events by placing among the top participants at their grade levels in regional finals.
The National Geography, History and Science Bee championships will be held in Orlando, Florida, from May 22-26, and the US History Bee will take place April 25 in Arlington, Virginia. International championships are held every other year, with the International History Olympiad being held this summer in Paris, France.
Congratulations to these outstanding Rockwood students!
- Hamza Qureshi, 7th, Crestview, Geography Bee 1st place, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Varnika Bokka, 7th, Crestview, Science Bee 3rd place, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Chinmay Yashavanth, 7th, Crestview, Geography Bee 3rd place, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Anna Yue, 4th and Under, Wild Horse, Science Bee 3rd place, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Adith Vipin, 8th, Crestview, Science Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Krish Iyer, 7th, Crestview, Geography Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Sudhishna Sathi, 7th, Crestview, Science Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Kyle Coelho, 6th, Crestview, History and Science Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals and Internationals in both
- Benjamin Haugen, 6th, LaSalle Springs, Geography and History Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals and Internationals in Geography, Nationals in History
- Andrew Stein, 6th, Crestview, History Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Joseph Tian, 6th, Crestview, Science Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Anne Yue, 6th, Crestview, Science Bee finalist qualified for Nationals and Internationals
- Aadrith Ala, 6th, Crestview, qualified for Nationals in US History Bee Qualifying Exam
- Arjun Yanamanamanda, 6th, Crestview, Geography and Science Bee finalist, qualified for Nationals in both
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