Brother and Sister Take First and Second Place in Geography Bee
On Thursday, January 7, 1999,
Starkweather Elementary held its annual Geography Bee. Fourteen students from grades
four through six were selected as finalists for the event. These students were
selected on the basis of their scores on a written test administered to all fourth, fifth
and sixth graders. Mr. Ortman acted as moderator in the after-school event.
After many difficult questions, sixth grader Daren Vande Vegte was declared the winner and
his sister Megan, a fifth grader, was declared the runner-up. In addition to these
students, the finalists were fourth graders Emily Jespersen and Matt Richard; fifth
graders Amy Demke, Aaron De Weerd, Chris Reinke and Nick Slobe; and sixth graders Coty
Hallengren, Derek Harberts, Val Rau, Karin Remmerde, Mickey Richard and Dana Van Maanen.
Geography Bee Finalists
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