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Save the date! The 21st annual Connecticut Geographic Bee is planned for April 3, 2009, on the campus of Central Connecticut State University. Each year, nearly 250 schools participate in the Connecticut Bee. Nationally, thousands of students throughout the country participate in the contest using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The Bee is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography. Schools with students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging test of geographic knowledge. Principals can register their school by sending a request on school letterhead (and the registration fee of $70) to: National Geographic Bee, 1145 17th St NW, Washington DC, 20036-4701. Questions regarding the National Geographic Bee can be answered by visiting www.nationalgeographic. com/geographybee/registration.html or by calling the Beeline at 202-828-6659. Schools that register will receive all of the contest materials and information they need to prepare for the Bee. Each school’s Bee will produce one winner. That school winner will complete a qualifying test to determine the top 100 scoring students who are then invited to the state-level Bee to be held on April 3, 2009 at CCSU. The winner of the Connecticut Bee will represent the state at the national finals in Washington, D.C. on May 19-20, 2009. 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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