Geography knowledge on display

Eleven Hewlett Elementary School fourth and fifth graders participated in a Geography Bee on Jan. 29 in the school's auditorium. The students answered a variety of questions that required knowledge of basic and historical geography, including cultural regions and physical phenomena such as land-forms, climate and bodies of water. The oral bee ended in a tie between two fifth graders, Jason Badu and Elizabeth Maday. The championship tie-breaker questions were given in a written format that resulted in a win for Jason Badu, who now advanced from the school bee to the next level by completing a question booklet that will be scored to determine if he qualifies for the state bee. Pictured in the top row from left are Tyler Levine, Badu, Maday, Zachary Gladstein, Sophia Lamsifer and Afsah Shareef. Pictured in the bottom row are from left Lindsay Cohn, Daniel Kostovetsky, Shree Patel and Louise Hochberg.