Return to Headlines
Barker Holds School-Wide National Geography Bee
Barker held the annual school-wide National Geography Bee in December. All students participated in the multiple choice first round test. The top 50 students advanced and competed in the short answer Round 2. The top 10 finalists competed in an oral competition which required students to verbally answer questions, record & show answers, and sometimes refer to a map of the United States. Mrs. Miller, 8th grade Reading teacher, and Mrs. Hamann, Curriculum Coach, proctored the event. The top two students battled it out for 8 rounds until the runner-up and school champion were announced. Barker's School Runner-Up was 8th grader Deven Switzer and the School Champion is 8th grader Alyssa Lisenko. Alyssa will be studying over Winter Break for the state qualifying exam in January to attempt to advance to the State Geography Bee which is March 31, 2017 at IUPUI in Indianapolis. Good Luck, Alyssa!!
Here was the deciding question during today's final championship round in the National Geography Bee 2016-2017.
Could you answer it?...
The Donets (duh-NETS) Basin is an industrial area shared by Russia and which neighboring country to the west?
Answer: Ukraine
National Geography Bee's Website: National Geographic Bee
Barker National Geography Bee Finalists 2016-2017
Front Row Left to Right: Arnica Sheaffer, Reese Attar, Kate Attar, and Alyssa Lisenko
Back Row Left to Right: Deven Switzer, Lukas Kist-Abbott, Jeremy Thurman, Colby Turcyznski, Jakob Hultgren, and Hanson Huang
Barker School Runner-Up, Deven Switzer and School Champion, Alyssa Lisenko