To qualify, students must be finalists in their school level bees and then take a written test to qualify for the state bee.
Katelyn Cox, a seventhgrader at Mt. Ararat Middle School, and Lisandro Berry- Gaviria, a fourth-grade student at Bowdoinham Community School, are scheduled to compete at UMF’s Hannaford Hall.
State Bee winners receive $ 100 and the “ Complete National Geographic on DVD,” and a free trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the national finals from May 22 to 24.
For more information, visit www.nationalgeographic.com /geobee.
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