Los Alamos Middle School spelling bee team. Courtesy photo
Spelling Bee winner is 8th grade student Danny Nichols, center. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Middle School Geography Bee was held Thursday, Feb. 1, in the LAMS Library.
There were 12 participants in the school-level Bee and two students represented each of the six Hawk Teams.
The overall winner of the bee was 8th grade student Danny Nichols.
Finishing runner-up was 7th grader Alex Livescu. Students had to first advance through their classroom competitions to earn a position in the school-wide Bee. The classroom Bee consisted of seven rounds and the questions ranged from U.S. Geography to World Geography.
The school-wide Bee asked both U.S. and World Geography questions based on rounds. Each student was asked one question per round, and once the competition was narrowed down to two students, they were each asked three questions.
Social Studies Teacher Andy Ainsworth, with the help of Julia Agnew and Ian Vance, was able to coordinate a successful Geography Bee.
“Congratulations go out to all participants. The Geographical knowledge demonstrated by all LAMS students was very impressive,” Ainsworth said.
Overall, the event went well and the students, although somewhat nervous being asked random geographical questions in front of an audience, had fun.
“I was proud of all the students for simply having enough courage to compete,” Ainsworth said.