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Dear Wildwood Parents and Friends,

On January 5, 2010 Wildwood School held its school championship round of the National Geography Bee. The twelve finalists were: Giau Diep, Frances Duncan, Daniel Feldman, Oscar Frasier, Ben Jackson, Ian Kaye, Klaas Meinke, Solomon Rueschemeyer-Bailey, Ben Ryan, Daniel Shaw-Vincente, and Sasha Yakub. Third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students, teachers, and families of the contestants attended the event.

After a record number of nail-biting rounds of oral and written questions, the school champion was determined to be Solomon Rueschemeyer-Bailey who will now advance to the next level of competition, a written exam, in order to qualify for the state competition. Klaas Meinke was the first runner-up and until dramatic conclusion, was neck-in-neck with Solomon.

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Geography Bee. Making it to the rank of finalists is a huge accomplishment. Thank you to all of the teachers in grades 4-6 who prepared and quizzed their students in the preliminary rounds. The main goal of the Geo Bee is truly the knowledge and understanding of the world that we hope our students have gained.

This year, Ms. Lowe, our former assistant principal, returned as a volunteer to help coordinate the Bee with me. We are both thrilled that the Geography Bee has become such an important focus of our school over the past fifteen years that we have been the coordinators. It is wonderful to hear conversations in the hall about geography and to have students flock to the library to borrow atlases, practice questions, and various other study materials so that they can prepare on their own. On the day of the Championship, there was great excitement in the audience. You would think everyone was attending a sporting event, but how gratifying to see hard work and academic achievement being admired by our students. After the Bee, several students were heard to tell their friends that next year, they would be up on the stage. Let’s all encourage that motivation.

Elaine Donoghue - Librarian



		Dear Wildwood Parents and Friends, On January 5, 2010 Wildwood School held its school championship round of the National Geography Bee. The twelve finalists were: Giau Diep, Frances Duncan, Daniel Feldman, Oscar Frasier, Ben Jackson, Ian Kaye, Klaas Meinke, Solomon Rueschemeyer-Bailey, Ben Ryan, Daniel Shaw-Vincente, and Sasha Yakub. Third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students, teachers, and families of the contestants attended the event. After a record number of nail-biting rounds of oral and written questions, the school champion was determined to be Solomon Rueschemeyer-Bailey who will now advance to the next level of competition, a written exam, in order to qualify for the state competition. Klaas Meinke was the first runner-up and until dramatic conclusion, was neck-in-neck with Solomon. Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Geography Bee. Making it to the rank of finalists is a huge accomplishment. Thank you to all of the teachers in grades 4-6 who prepared and quizzed their students in the preliminary rounds. The main goal of the Geo Bee is truly the knowledge and understanding of the world that we hope our students have gained. This year, Ms. Lowe, our former assistant principal, returned as a volunteer to help coordinate the Bee with me. We are both thrilled that the Geography Bee has become such an important focus of our school over the past fifteen years that we have been the coordinators. It is wonderful to hear conversations in the hall about geography and to have students flock to the library to borrow atlases, practice questions, and various other study materials so that they can prepare on their own. On the day of the Championship, there was great excitement in the audience. You would think everyone was attending a sporting event, but how gratifying to see hard work and academic achievement being admired by our students. After the Bee, several students were heard to tell their friends that next year, they would be up on the stage. Let’s all encourage that motivation. Elaine Donoghue - Librarian