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The 23rd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 25, 2011, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
23rd National Geographic Bee | |
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Date | May 25, 2011 |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Winner | Tiné Valencic |
Age | 13 |
Residence | Colleyville, Texas |
No. of contestants | 54 |
Preceded by | 22nd National Geographic Bee |
Followed by | 24th National Geographic Bee |
7th grader Tiné Valencic, from Colleyville, Texas won the competition, beating out 52 other competitors representing the 50 U.S. states, Pacific territories, and Department of Defense dependent schools.[1][2]
State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
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Alabama | Daniel Picard | Berry Middle School | Hoover | 6th | |
Alaska | Andrew Hull | Rogers Park Elementary | Anchorage | 5th | Top 10 finalist (10th) |
Arizona | Luke Hellum | Sunrise Middle School | Scottsdale | 8th | Top 10 finalist (7th) |
Arkansas | Christian Boekhout | Hot Spring Intermediate School | Hot Springs | 5th | |
Atlantic Territories | Jamon Fisk | St. Croix Country Day School | Kingshill, U.S. Virgin Islands | 8th | |
California | Tuvya Bergson-Michelson | The Nueva School | Hillsborough | 4th | Top 10 finalist (9th) |
Colorado | Isabella Contolini | Dunstan Middle School | Lakewood | 7th | |
Connecticut | Michael Borecki | Middlesex Middle School | Darien | 6th | |
Delaware | Sophia Marianiello | Newark Charter School | Newark | 7th | |
Department of Defense | Gavin Moulton | Naples American Middle School | Naples, Italy | 7th | |
District of Columbia | Nathaniel Burrows | Maret School | Washington, D.C. | 6th | |
Florida | Martin Konstantinov | Lake Mary Preparatory School | Lake Mary | 6th | |
Georgia | Nilai Sarda | The Westminster School | Atlanta | 7th | 2nd Place |
Hawaii | Andrew Anderton | Hawaii Technology Academy | Waipahu | 6th | |
Idaho | Dylan Smith | Taylorview Junior High School | Idaho Falls | 8th | |
Illinois | Annie Ulrich | Lake County Homeschoolers | Grayslake | 8th | |
Indiana | Kevin Mi | Creekside Middle School | Carmel | 8th | Top 10 finalist (8th) |
Iowa | Ian Klopfenstein | Franklin Middle School | Cedar Rapids | 7th | |
Kansas | Stefan Petrović | South Junior High School | Lawrence | 7th | Was a finalist in 2010 3rd Place |
Kentucky | Nivedita Khandkar | Meyzeek Middle School | Louisville | 8th | |
Louisiana | James Anthony Stoner | Christian Brothers School | New Orleans | 7th | |
Maine | Benjamin MacLean | York Middle School | York | 7th | |
Maryland | Neel Lakhanpal | Severn School | Severna Park | 7th | |
Massachusetts | Karthik Karnik | King Philip Middle School | Norfolk | 7th | Top 10 finalist (5th) |
Michigan | Jacob Tanner | Saline Middle School | Saline | 8th | |
Minnesota | William Bogenschultz | Ramsey Junior High School | St. Paul | 7th | |
Mississippi | Luke Eckstein | St. Aloysius High School | Vicksburg | 8th | |
Missouri | Joshua Vogel | Trinity Lutheran School | Cape Girardeau | 8th | |
Montana | Claire Hinther | Target Range School | Missoula | 8th | |
Nebraska | Sean Lynch | St. Wenceslaus School | Omaha | 7th | |
Nevada | Asimwe Oben-Nyarko | Schofield Middle School | Las Vegas | 8th | |
New Hampshire | Isaac Ozer | Windham Middle School | Windham | 8th | |
New Jersey | Kevin Pang | Stewartsville Middle School | Stewartsville | 7th | |
New Mexico | Zachary Ward | Albuquerque Area Home Educators | Albuquerque | 8th | |
New York | Matthew Wigler | Great Neck North Middle School | Great Neck | 8th | |
North Carolina | Alex Pinder | St. Leo the Great Parish School | Winston-Salem | 6th | |
North Dakota | Tanner Carlson | Grimsrud Elementary School | Bismarck | 6th | |
Ohio | Narayan Narasimhan | Shaker Heights Middle School | Shaker Heights | 8th | |
Oklahoma | Soorajnath Boominathan | Deer Creek Middle School | Edmond | 8th | |
Oregon | Harish Palani | Findley Elementary School | Portland | 5th | |
Pacific Territories | Caleb Skvaril | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 8th | |
Pennsylvania | Alexander Kozitzky | Indian Crest Middle School | Souderton | 8th | |
Rhode Island | Chase Boni | North Cumberland Middle School | Cumberland | 8th | |
South Carolina | Krish Patel | Pinewood Preparatory School | Summerville | 5th | |
South Dakota | Alex Kimn | George S. Mickelson Middle School | Brookings | 8th | Top 10 finalist (4th) |
Tennessee | Arunabh Singh | Schilling Farms Middle School | Collierville | 8th | |
Texas | Tine Valencic | Colleyville Middle School | Colleyville | 7th | 2011 Champion |
Utah | Anthony Cheng | Midvale Middle School | Midvale | 7th | Was a finalist in 2010 Top 10 finalist (6th) |
Virginia | Patrick Hammes | Herndon Middle School | Herndon | 7th | |
Vermont | Sparsh Bhardwaj | Fredrick H. Tuttle Middle School | South Burlington | 7th | |
Washington | Arjun Kumar | Beavar Lake Middle School | Issaquah | 7th | |
West Virginia | Abel Abraham | St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School | Morgantown | 8th | |
Wisconsin | Robert Rosner | Phelps School | Phelps | 8th | |
Wyoming | Dwaine Kenney | Big Piney Middle School | Big Piney | 8th |
References
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- ^ "13-year-old to represent Michigan in 2011 National Geographic Bee". Michigan Radio. May 23, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2021.