GR student to state competiton

On Friday geography students from around the state will gather to compete for a chance to attend the National Geographic Geography Bee.

One of those competitors is sixth-grade Monroe Intermediate School student Rebekka Poling.

Poling will join other fourth through eighth-grade semifinalists at the Wyoming National Geographic State Bee, which is sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. This bee will take place Friday in Laramie.

“Last year I did it; and I didn’t do so well so I decided to do it again last year,” Poling said.

To prepare for the school’s geography bee contest, she studied the packets...