RCS 6th Grader Zachary Breault Named New York State National Geographic Bee Semifinalist by National Geographic Society

Rippowam Cisqua School 6th Grader Zachary Breault has been named a New York State National Geographic Bee Semifinalist by the National Geographic Society. Zachary will compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee which will be held on Friday, March 27 in Albany, NY. This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 27th year. Each January, Rippowam Cisqua School is one of thousands of schools in the United States that participates in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society.

Every Rippowam Cisqua School student in grades 5 through 8 participated in this year’s Geography Bee. After several rounds of competition, including a “live” finals round held in the Crosby-Fiala Playhouse on the Upper Campus on February 5th, Zachary emerged as the 2015 Rippowam Cisqua School Geography Bee champion. As a school champion, Zachary was invited to take the qualifying test to determine whether he would be invited to compete at the state level. The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, and U.S. territories to compete in the state Bees. One winner from each state and territory will advance to the national competition, which will be held May 11-13 at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Good Luck Zack!!!