STUDENT WINS ST. MARY CATHEDRAL GEOGRAPHY BEE

Vamsi Adusumilli, a seventh-grade student at St. Mary Cathedral School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee Jan. 10 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship.

Students answered oral questions on geography at the school-level bee, the first round in the sixth annual National Geography Bee sponsored by National Geographic World and Amtrak.

School winners, including Adusumilli, will now take a written test. Up to 100 of the top scorers in each state and territory will be eligible to compete in their state bee April 8.

The National Geographic Society, with its co-sponsors, will provide an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and their teacher-escorts to participate in the national championships May 24-25. The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship.