Bee contestants map strategies.(METROPOLITAN)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: May 22, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Vaishali Honawar, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Before he gets into bed every night, 14-year-old John Rice spends hours staring at a map of the world.

Yesterday, this unusual exercise paid off for the home-schooled teen from Maddock, N.D., who became one of 10 students from around the country, including four home-schoolers, to advance to the finals in the National Geographic Geography Bee.

The organizers of the contest estimate that 5 million fifth- to eighth-graders participated in local- and state-level contests leading up to the finals, which will be held in the ...

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