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The Gifted and Talented department of Eagle County School District hosted geography, history and science bees at Homestake Peak School in December to wrap up the first semester of classes. The three competitions combined into one massive day of academic engagement.
This marked the first time Eagle County School District has hosted the event in-person, following three years of virtual competitions.
The regional tournament brought together students 112 students between 3rd and 8th grade from Eagle County School District, Aspen School District and Roaring Fork School District.
The geography, history and science bees are nationally recognized, quiz-style academic competitions for students. To earn a spot at the regional level, students first qualified through an online regional qualifying Exam. At the in-person tournament, students competed in small group, buzzer-based rounds featuring paragraph-style questions that progressed from challenging to more accessible clues. Students advanced through preliminary rounds and finals, with official scoring conducted by trained competition judges.
Eagle County School District students demonstrated exceptional academic achievement across all three content areas. Students who placed first, second or third in their events earned advancement to national and international competitions. The national championship competition will be held over Memorial Day weekend in Orlando, Florida. The international championship competition will be held in Khao Lak, Thailand from July 5-12.
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For a complete list of the competition results and qualifiers, click here.
Science Bee
- Kai Young, 8th grade, Berry Creek Middle School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Reynolds Pohl, 8th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Sylvia Ross, 8th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals
- Hans Oswick, 7th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Jack Palmer, 7th grade, Berry Creek Middle School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Mason Hesseltine, 7th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Niko Karatchobanov, 6th grade, Berry Creek Elementary School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Cash Anderson, 6th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Ethan Dow, 5th grade, Eagle Valley Elementary School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Duong Nguyen, 4th grade, Avon Elementary School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
History Bee
- Elyse Perejda, 8th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Kai Young, 8th grade, Berry Creek Middle School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Reynolds Pohl, 8th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Jack Palmer, 7th grade, Berry Creek Middle School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Linden Ricci, 7th grade, Homestake Peak School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Axel Wagenknecht, 7th grade, Homestake Peak School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- James Lewandowski, 6th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Cash Anderson, 6th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Ethan Dow, 5th grade, Eagle Valley Elementary School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Scott Spalding, 5th grade, Eagle Valley Elementary School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
Geography Bee
- Kai Young, 8th grade, Berry Creek Middle School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Callum Ballentine, 8th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Daniel Garini, 7th grade, Homestake Peak School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Jack Palmer, 7th grade, Berry Creek Middle School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals
- Cash Anderson, 6th grade, Eagle Valley Middle School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Derrick King, 5th grade, Eagle Valley Elementary School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Ethan Dow, 5th grade, Eagle Valley Elementary School, 2nd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Duong Nguyen, 4th grade, Avon Elementary School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Jana Burillo, 4th grade, Red Sandstone Elementary School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Theodore Saul, 3rd grade, Eagle Valley Elementary School, 1st Place, qualified for nationals and internationals
- Hendrix Arnold, 3rd grade, Brush Creek Elementary School, 3rd Place, qualified for nationals
