Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Information Item

DATE: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Recognition of Middle School Student Participation at the 2010 State Level Competition of the National Geography Bee (Middle School Education-Curriculum and Instruction Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

By winning their school’s Geography Bee and taking a qualifying test, an unprecedented eight Hillsborough County middle school students qualified as part of 100 semifinalists for the state level competition of the National Geography Bee. The following students participated:

  • Rohith Ravi, Bartels Middle
  • James Collins-Hahn, Benito Middle
  • Jarrod Nobel, Burns Middle
  • Logan Vaughan, Farnell Middle
  • Mathew Tatum, Rampello K-8 School
  • Tucker Verdi, Randall Middle
  • Kelly Cochran, Walker Middle
  • Ronit Dastidar, Williams Middle Magnet

Rohith Ravi, a seventh grader from Bartels Middle School, was the official runner-up, and Mathew Tatum, a seventh grader from Rampello K-8 School, placed fifth in the state. The Florida Geography Bee was held on April 9, 2010, in Jacksonville, Florida.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

* Motivate students to become responsible learners, * Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

This agenda item is for recognition and has no financial impact on the district.

EVALUATION

N/A

SUBMITTED BY: Martha Ford, Supervisor, Middle School Social Studies

Josie Sanders
General Director, Middle School Education
(813) 272-4862 		Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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