Brandon Baker, an eighth grade student at St. Mary Cathedral School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee recently.
He is the son of Nancy Baker and Virgil Baker.
The school-level bee was the first round in the fifth annual National Geography Bee, sponsored by National Geographic World, the society's magazine for children, and Amtrak.
School winners will take a written test and up to 100 of the top scorers in the state will compete in the state bee April 2.
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