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Whitmire Community School recently held its first school-wide Geography Bee for Grades 4 - 8.. The event was coordinated by Coach McGlohorn, a social studies teacher for grades 6 to 8. He worked with the fourth and fifth grade elementary teachers in promoting the bee and conducted classroom bees in his social studies classes.
Principal Joey Haney stated in his welcome statement that all of the students were already winners and challenged them to “answer what you know and do your best.” Coach Mc Glohorn reiterated this statement several times throughout the bee and thanked the classroom winners for participating. To both of these men, the students are winners just for trying.
The Geography Bee sponsored by National Geographic was the first for Whitmire Community School, but hopefully not the last. McGlohorn, a school winner while he was in the middle school grades, said that his teacher, Mrs. Shealy, instilled in him a love of history and geography. He said, “I remember how much fun it was and I wanted to make it fun for the students.”
Michaela Knox won the elementary competition and Amanda Crisp won the school competition. Both of them, as well as the classroom winners, will be recognized at the Success Assemblies later in the week. Amanda will take a test administered by McGlohorn, which will be sent to National Geographic. If she qualifies, she will win a free trip to the state competition and free scholarship money. If she goes on to the national level, she will win additional scholarship funds.
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