On April 4, 2008, the State Geographic Bee Finals will once again be hosted by the Geography Department at Macalester College (St. Paul, MN). Students from around the state will compete for the state bee championship and a chance to represent Minnesota in Washington, D.C., at the National Geographic Bee on May 20 & 21, 2008.



Students competing in the state finals are local Geographic Bee winners who took a written test in their schools earlier this winter. With their parents and teachers looking on, 100 fourth-through-eight graders will compete in the preliminary round, answering a variety of world geography questions from a panel of judges. The ten students with the top scores will advance to the final round.