Janagan Ramanathan, (left) a fifth-grader at Sartell Middle School, recently won the school-wide geography bee held Jan. 8. Ramanathan will now have the opportunity to take the qualifying test for the chance to advance to the state competition to be held April 5. State winners advance to the National Geography Bee in Washington, D.C. and a chance to win a $25,000 college scholarship. Eighth-graders Josh Maricle-Roberts (right in photo above) and Dean Amundson came in second and third respectively. Sartell Middle School Principal Julie Tripp is pictured in center above.
Janagan Ramanathan, (left) a fifth-grader at Sartell Middle School, recently won the school-wide geography bee held Jan. 8. Ramanathan will now have the opportunity to take the qualifying test for the chance to advance to the state competition to be held April 5. State winners advance to the National Geography Bee in Washington, D.C. and a chance to win a $25,000 college scholarship. Eighth-graders Josh Maricle-Roberts (right in photo above) and Dean Amundson came in second and third respectively. Sartell Middle School Principal Julie Tripp is pictured in center above.