On April 17, 2025 a Geography Bee took place at Winslow Township Middle School in the media center. Multiple kids participated in it, but there could only be one winner. This took place in the morning at 8:30-10:30. 

Students in the Geography Bee had to answer geography related questions but if they got two questions wrong then they were eliminated. Otherwise, students that were not participating in the Geography Bee followed their normal schedule while teachers put on the live stream of the Geography Bee so students could watch and follow up on their peers’ progress!

The Geography Bee lasted a total of 6 rounds. The tension was up in the air for those 2 hours but they got through it. 

The top three winners are all seventh graders: first place is Amar Patel, second place is Marcus Wagman, and third place is Mason Furaro.  Each of the winners were awarded a Chic Fila gift card.  The first place winner was also awarded a trophy that was designed and 3D printed by our very own Robotics students.

Thus, another person who had a big role in the Geography Bee was Winslow Township Middle School’s Social Studies Department Chair, Ms. Donohue. She was very excited about the Geography Bee and she made sure everything was set up and ready to go which most likely took a lot of effort and time.

“After administering the test, I delivered the invitations to those invited.  Mrs. Irvin, our TV Production teacher along with Mr. Falciani set up the live stream channel so that we can stream it into all of the classrooms.  I made sure the chairs and snacks were set up in the media center. Mr. Steiner hosted the Geography Bee and he was quite funny,” proposed Ms. Donohue.

The contest was judged by three social studies teachers, Ms. Reiter, Mr. Sauter, and Mr. Schmotzer.  And of course, we cannot forget out host, Mr. Steiner!

Congratulations to all of our Geography Bee participants, well done!