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Gloucester youth qualifies for state geography bee finals
Posted On March 24, 2011
Cal Hones of Gloucester, has qualified to compete in the state finals of the National Geographic Bee scheduled for April 1 at Shenandoah University in Winchester.
Hones, 11, won the Tri-Cities Home Educators’ Geography Bee in January and joined other public, private and home-schooled winners in taking a written exam. Cal earned his state bid by scoring among the top 100 students in Virginia on the geography test.
State winners earn a trip to Washington, D.C., for the National Bee where the top three finalists are awarded college scholarships. Cal is home-schooled and is the son of Sara Hones.
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