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The 22nd annual Connecticut Geographic Bee, a program of the National Geographic Society, sponsored by Google® and Plum Creek Timber Company®, will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010, in the Herbert D. Welte Auditorium on the campus of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. One hundred of Connecticut’s brightest young minds from grades four through eight will compete for the title of Connecticut Bee Champion and the honor of representing the state in the 2010 National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C. Preliminary rounds of the Connecticut competition will take place between 9:45 and 10:45 a.m. The final competition round will begin at 11:15 a.m. The State Champion will receive a $100 prize, geography books, and a trip to the nation’s capital to compete in the National Bee in late May with a chance at winning a $25,000 college scholarship. Each of the contestants at the state competition will have already won their school’s Bee and finished in the top 100 out of 212 school winners from across Connecticut in a written exam of geographic knowledge. Brad Drazen, morning news anchor for NBC30 and Emmy Award-winning reporter, will be the moderator for the 22nd annual Connecticut Bee. Brad’s interest in geography and education have been showcased in his award-winning reports including “Where in Connecticut,” “Connecticut Discoveries,” and “Destination Education.” For more information about the Bee, please contact State Coordinator William DeGrazia (203-375-8882 or BDGeoTC@aol.com). We wish all of Connecticut’s contestants the best of luck!
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