Edward Barze wins National Geographic Geography Bee

Fifth-grade teacher Bill Andrews hosted the annual National Geographic Geography Bee at Mountain Brook Elementary. 

Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students went through many elimination rounds to get to the top 12 overall. The schoolwide bee was competitive, with Edward Barze defeating Brasley Zanaty in the final round. 

Students, staff and other viewers were given the unique opportunity to watch the bee from their classrooms, home or any place with Internet connectivity thanks to the password-protected LIVE broadcast feed on the MBE website.  

Edward is now waiting to hear if he qualifies for the state level bee on April 1 at Samford University. The winner of that bee goes to Washington, D.C., to compete for a $50,000 scholarship. 

– Submitted by Shaun Flynn.