Citizen Staff Writer
MARY BUSTAMANTE
mbustamante@tucsoncitizen.com
Seventeen area students will participate in the state Geographic Bee on Friday at Arizona State University.
The preliminary rounds will begin at 9 a.m. in the Memorial Union Building. The final round will be at 1 p.m.
The local students hail from private, public, charter and home schools.
They are:
• Michael S. Manchester, Marana Middle School, eighth grade
• Ben F. Jackson, Arizona Virtual Academy, seventh grade
• Sumhith V. Aradhyula, Canyon View Elementary, fifth grade
• Kevin Pina, Cross Middle School, eighth grade
• William Pinkney Baird, BASIS Tucson School, eighth grade
• John Becker, Harelson Elementary, fifth grade
• Anthony J. Federico, Lauffer Middle School, seventh grade
• Paul W. Oftedahl, Pima County Home Educators, fourth-grade
• Dustin W. Little, St. Michael’s, eighth grade
• Steven M. Miller, Doolen Middle School, eighth grade
• Sam Groskind, Castlehill Country Day School, fifth grade
• Matthew B. Gomez, Carden of Tucson, eighth grade
• John L. Reynolds, Tortolita Middle School, seventh grade
• Thomas B. Budinger, Amphitheater Middle School, seventh grade
• Jack O. Corkery, Wilson K-8 School, eighth grade
• Ostin D. Zarse, Sonoran Science Academy, eighth grade
• Noah L. Tek, Our Mother of Sorrows, seventh grade
To reach the state competition, students had to win a school-based contest earlier this year.
The Arizona winner will receive $100 and a free trip to the national finals in Washington, D.C., on May 19 and 20. The national winner receives a $25,000 college scholarship.
17 area students to participate in Friday’s state Geographic Bee