Templeton Middle School seventh-grader Suhruth Sribhasyam qualified for the Wisconsin State Geographic Bee based on the results of his online test. Students with the top 100 scores qualified for the state competition.
Earlier in the year, all Templeton students participated in the preliminary round of the annual National Geographic Bee by taking a written test. The school’s top-scoring students competed in the semi-final round in which they answered oral questions. Sribhasyam was Templeton’s winner and went on to online competition.
The Wisconsin State Geographic Bee will be March 27 in Madison. The state champion will compete in the National Geographic Bee May 17 – 20 in Washington, D.C.