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District 90 Looks to Send Roosevelt Student to State Geography Bee
Student from River Forest has gone to statewide competition the past four years.
Students at Roosevelt Middle School will square off from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Friday to determine who will represent the River Forest school at the Illinois Geography Bee.
The winner school-wide will then take a test to determine if they'll be among the 100 to have the opportunity to go on to the state competition, which will be held in April at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.
Local contestants include:
Fifth Grade
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- Lukas Preuhs
- Nick Rosenbaum
- Alt: Caroline Peavy
Sixth Grade
- Aidan Mastbrook
- Jacob Mitzenmacher
- Alt: Kelly Moran
Seventh Grade
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- Will Roche
- Charlotte Morelli
- Alt: Isaac Schaider
Eighth Grade
- Russel Alger
- Beatrice Lowson
- Maria Krunic
- Christopher Tomera
- Alt: Cal Venerus
A Roosevelt student has progressed to the state level for the past four years, school officials said. Last year, Jake Grant, an eighth-grader at Roosevelt, placed 7th in the competition at the College of DuPage.
Thousands of schools participate in the National Geographic Bee, a contest designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject and increase public awareness about geography. The effort is sponsored by the National Geographic Society.