SCOTT CITY -- Sarah Amrhein recently won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee at St. Joseph School in Scott City.
The fifth grade student is the daughter of Brad and Becky Amrhein of Scott City.
She now has a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The school-level bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the fourth annual National Geography Bee, sponsored by National Geographic World and Amtrak.
School winners will now take a written test to advance to state competition.
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