Fifth-grader wins Hall-Kent geography bee

Hall-Kent Elementary School fifth-grader Robert Merchant won the school-level competition of the 2014 National Geographic Bee in January. With the title, he also won a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. Windham Hewitt, a fourth-grader, came in second place in his first time to compete.

Seventeen fourth- and fifth-grade students passed the preliminary written quiz to participate in the schoolwide competition. The school-level bee, during which students primarily answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 26th annual National Geographic Bee.