On Thursday evening, February 2nd the Big Rapids Middle School held the National Geography Bee. On Thursday night, the top 3 finishers from each grade competed against each other in a final event. The winner of this event was Nathan Lebel. The runner - up was Clay Oosterhouse, and coming in third was Alek Lipar . Nathan will go on to represent BRMS in a state qualifying test. If he places high enough, he'll attend the State Championship event Western Michigan University.
Top Finisher from each grade:
5th Grade:
Vinny Hayes Gabe Walczewski Tyler Saxton
6th Grade:
Alex Lipar Nathan Lebel Brook Fuller
7th Grade:
Varun Piram Jacob McLeod Clay Oosterhouse
8th Grade:
Mary Hobart Gavin Sanford Carter Councilor
