To: Irondequoit Post
From: Carol A. Crumlish, Director of Public Information, 336-3067
Date:
November 30, 2007
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DAKE GEOGRAPHY BEE, 2007-08
The Championship Round of the 20th Annual Dake Geography Bee was held on November 28, with a total of 27 students participating. The finalists were:
Grade 8: Eric Bigenwald, Amanda Carini, Alex Ruhling, Chris Soufleris and Beth VanDerMeid
Grade 7: Brandon Davis and Jackson Willis
Third place winner was Clayton Benz from Grade 8, second place winner was Gavin Streb from Grade 8 and the School Champion for this year is Matt Herbrand from Grade 7.
Matt will now take a qualifying exam to see if he will be
selected for the New York State Final Competition in
The Dake PTSA paid for the school’s registration fee and provided funding for the
prizes for this event.
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PHOTO ATTACHED: Clayton Benz, Matthew Herbrand and Gavin Streb earned top honors in the 20th Annual Dake Geography Bee.
For further information contact Carol Crumlish, WICSD Director of Public Information @ 336-3067 or 703-6460.