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Fifteen teams from high schools around Connecticut competed in the 19th annual Connecticut High School Geographic Challenge held Tuesday, May 18 at The University of Connecticut in Storrs. This year's theme was Mapping Europe. Teams of three to five students each competed in orienteering, problem solving, and map reading activities at the Homer Babbidge Library on the Storrs campus. Everyone involved was pleased that the rain held off until all teams had finished the outdoor orienteering event! After lunch, the participants moved to the Konover Auditorium in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center on campus to compete in the final event of the day's competition, the Geography Bowl. A team from Staples High School in Westport won this year's Geographic Challenge competition. Staples High, which finished second last year to perennial powerhouse Edwin O. Smith High School in Storrs, switched places this year with E.O. Smith. The team finishing in third place was Housatonic Valley Regional High School of Falls Village, closely followed by the fourth place finisher, Hamden High School. Other schools competing at this year's High School Geographic Challenge were Bacon Academy of Colchester, Danbury High School, East Catholic High School of Manchester, East Lyme High School, regional magnet Metropolitan Learning Center of Bloomfield, and Norwich Free Academy. The day was capped off by the traditional, informal gathering of participating schools for ice cream at the UConn Dairy Bar before the trip home. The Connecticut High School Geographic Challenge offers students the opportunity to develop and test their geography knowledge, understanding, and skills in a fun, fast-paced, and interscholastic competitive environment. The activities, questions, and challenges required thinking and problem-solving skills similar to those found on standardized tests. The Connecticut High School Geographic Challenge is the only statewide geography competition for high school students. Students who were involved in the Geography Bee in middle school find the High School Geographic Challenge an exciting way to continue their interest in geography. Next year's High School Geographic Challenge will be the 20th annual competition! Information on the 2011 Geographic Challenge will be available in a future issue of On the Road.
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