The Twentieth Annual Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Geography Bee will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 8:36 a.m. in the auditorium.  The following 38 students are the respective team finalist who will be competing in the auditorium:

Sean C., 6A; Joe P., 7A; Ian F., 8A; Tara O., 6B; Michael P., 7B; Elizabeth H., 8B; Caleb Z., 6C; Jacob B., 7C; Kylie P., 8C; Aidan D., 6A; Chloe S., 7A; Ed K., 8A; Brendan R., 6B; Connor C., 7B; Andrew F., 8B; Zack F., 6C; Griffin B., 7C; Billy K., 8C; Jack W., 6A; Patrick W., 7A; Cam M., 8A; Simon S., 6B; Emily D., 7B; Nick C., 8B; Ashley V., 6C; Devin C., 7C; Justin H., 8C; Lauren P., 6A; Chloe M., 7A; Austin S., 8A; Garrett F., 6B; Rose M., 7B; Aidan S., 8B; Owen M., 6C; Garrett C., 7C; and Ari F., 8C

The Geography Bee is an educational outreach program of the National Geographic Society.  The MVMMS Geography Bee is open to all students.  The former Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Geography Bee winners are: James B., 1993; Becky T., 1994; Richard S., 1995; Ted D., 1996; Dan B., 1997; David R., 1998; Andrew O., 1999; David F., 2000; Richard G., 2001; Ray D., 2002; Hannah B., 2003; Paul C., 2004; Michael A., 2005; Scott A., 2006; Nate F., 2008; Jonathan H., 2009; Claire H., 2010, and Claire H., 2011.  Which team will produce this year's Geography Bee winner?  Are you ready?  For more information about the Geography Bee contact your son/daughter's geography and/or history teacher or Mr. Robert Coughlin, Melrose History (6-12) Department Head at rcoughlin@melrose.mec.edu.  Good luck to all the middle school geography and history students!

                Posted by Principal Brow - 12/26/2011