DeSilva advances to state geography bee
Published 9:53 am Thursday, March 20, 2014
Shane DeSilva is a busy bee. Rather he’ll have a busy bee schedule.
DeSilva
The Pacelli Catholic Schools eighth-grader will advance to the 2014 Minnesota State Geographic Bee, the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition. The state bee takes place on Friday, April 4, at St. Cloud State University.
The state winner will receive $100, the “Complete National Geographic on DVD” and a trip to Washington, D.C. for the National Geographic Bee finals May 19-21. The national winner receives a $50,000 scholarship and a lifetime membership to the National Geographic Society.
DeSilva also won the Minnesota Spelling Bee championship in Rochester, and will advance to the national competition in Washington D.C. May 25-31. DeSilva has qualified for the Southeast Minnesota competition four times, but never advanced to the national contest. It’s also the first time a Pacelli student has qualified for the national event.
