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Neighbors | Submitted.Brock Farris, a seventh-grade student at Glenwood Junior High, will compete in State Geography Bee.with the help of his social studies teacher Vince Carnevale.
Brock Farris, a seventh-grade student at Glenwood Junior High, competed in the 2019 Ohio State Geography Bee on March 29.
The competition took place at Winchester Elementary School in Canal Winchester, Ohio.
Farris earned a top score on the qualifying test to compete as one of 100 students in Ohio, and is one of only three students from the Mahoning Valley to qualify.
“We work several times a week, meeting an hour before school begins, and Brock spends hours and hours of practice at home to prepare for this competition,” said social studies teacher Vince Carnevale. “Brock has a very strong base of geography knowledge and a real desire to compete with the best kids in the state.”
The winner of the state bee will advance to the National Geography Bee, which will take place in Washington, D.C., May 19-22. Students from all over the country compete for a chance to win college scholarships, and be named the National GeoBee winner.
The events are sponsored by the National Geographic Society in order to improve geographic literacy and integrate more technology into the classroom.