2009 INDIANA GEOGRAPHIC BEE RESULTS

Congratulations Ian Markham,a seventh grader from Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School in Portage!  He will represent Indiana at the national-level competition on May 19-20 in Washington DC, in hopes of winning a $25,000 college scholarship.

Kathy Kozenski, Ian and Ted Springer	2nd place, Brandon Jones	3rd place, Benjamin Coomer

Ian with teacher, Mary Therese Hahn	The Markham Family

The rest of the top 10...

2nd place - Brandon Jones, Guion Creek MS, Indianapolis (8th grade) photo

3rd place - Benjamin Coomer, Immanuel Lutheran, Seymour (7th) photo

[note, the next 2 students exited in the same round]

4th place -Trevor Owens, Doe Creek MS, New Palestine (8th)photo

5th place -Peter Kraft, Wilbur Wright MS, Munster (8th) photo

6th place - Kevin Rex, Sycamore School, Indianapolis (8th) photo

7th place - Henry Dickman, Seton Catholic School, Richmond (8th) photo

[note, the next 3 students exited in the same round]

8th place - Philip Eykamp, Evansville Day School, Evansville (5th) photo

9th place - Thomas Naragon, Manchester JR HS, North Manchester (8th) photo

10th place - Benjamin Tarnow, Kesling MS, La Porte (8th) photo

[Battling it out during the final round]

In the preliminary round, six students answered all eight of their questions correctly and automatically advanced to the final round:

Benjamin Coomer, Immanuel Lutheran, Seymour

Brandon Jones, Guion Creek MS, Indianapolis

Ian Markham, Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School, Portage

Thomas Naragon, Manchester JR HS, North Manchester

Benjamin Tarnow, Kesling MS, La Porte

Peter Kraft, Wilbur Wright MS, Munster

12 students answered seven of their eight questions correctly and had to battle it out in the Tie-Breaker Round for the remaining 4 seats in the final round:

Paul Bowles, Jasper Middle School, Jasper (8th grade)

Amy Cohn, Jackson Creek Middle School, Bloomington (7th)

*Henry Dickman, Seton Catholic School, Richmond (8th)

Adam Dinkledine, Tipton Howard County Home Educators, Atlanta (7th)

*Philip Eykamp, Evansville Day School, Evansville (5th)

Anna Gambetta, Montessori Chidlren's Schoolhouse, Hammond (5th)

Hunter Johnson, Northridge Middle School, Middlebury (8th)

*Trevor Owens, Doe Creek Middle School, New Palestine (8th)

*Kevin Rex, Sycamore School, Indianapolis (8th)

Luke Richardson, Our Shepherd Lutheran School, Indianapolis (8th)

Samuel Stein, St. Louis Catholic Academy, New Haven (7th)

Collin Sweeney, St. Christopher, Indianapolis (6th)

(*advanced to final round)

After eight students were eliminated from the final round (two incorrect answers equal elimination) the remaining two students then competed in the Championship Round.  Both students were asked the same three questions.  Brandon and Ian both missed the first question and both answered the third question correctly.  It was the second question that put Ian on top.  Could you answer that question...

"Florence Nightingale, recognized as the founder of modern nursing, reduced death rates dramatically during which war that shares its name with a Ukrainian peninsula?"   (scroll down for the answer)

Ian Markham realizes he has just won.	Participant Board	Final Round "Hot Seats"

Indiana's top 100 Bee finalists and their guests were welcomed at an opening ceremony to kick off the event.  Dr. James Speer from Indiana State's Geography Department and President of GENI's Board of Directors, welcomed everyone and introduced Dr. William Blomquist, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.  Dean Blomquist spoke about the importance of geography and the achievement reached by these outstanding Indiana students.  Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, also addressed the crowd offering his own congratulations and pride in what the students have accomplished.  We greatly appreciate these men taking time out of their busy schedule to personally recognize the state qualifiers.

Dr. James Speer	Dean William Blomquist	Dr. Tony Bennett

The final round of the Bee was video-taped by the IUPUI Media Design & Production Team and will air on PBS stations around the state.  WFYI Channel 20 in Indianapolis will show the Bee May 22nd at 4:30pm.  Check with your local PBS station for air dates in your area.  A DVD will be available for purchase in late May.

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Top 100 Qualifiers     Finalist Statistics    NGS Official Guidelines

Answer:  Crimean War

Photos by Michael Jasiak, IUPUI Media Design and Production, and property of GENI