24th National Geographic Bee
The 24th National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 2012, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
Fourteen-year-old Rahul Nagvekar, from Sugar Land, Texas won the competition, beating out 52 other competitors representing the 50 U.S. states, Pacific territories, and Department of Defense dependent schools.[1][2][3]
2012 state representatives
State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
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Daniel Picard | Berry Middle School | Hoover | 7th | |
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Andrew Hull | Rogers Park Elementary School | Anchorage | 6th | |
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Raghav Ranga (Current Fourth Place Winner as of May 24, 2012) | St. Gregory College Preparatory School | Tucson | 8th | |
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Christian Boekhout | Hot Springs Intermediate School | Hot Springs | 6th | |
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Gilberto Marxuach | Academia del Perpetuo Socorro | San Juan | 8th | |
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Varun Mahadevan (current Third Place Winner as of May 24, 2012) | Prince of Peace Lutheran School | Fremont | 7th | |
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Pranit Nanda | Aurora Quest K-8 | Aurora | 6th | |
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Michael Borecki | Middlesex Middle School | Darien | 7th | |
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Tomasz Moz | North Star Elementary School | Hockesin | 5th | |
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Dominik Muellerleile | Wiesbaden Middle School | Wiesbaden | 8th | |
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Matthew Wilson | Blessed Sacrament School | Washington, DC | 7th | |
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Maya Patel | Liberty Middle School | Tampa | 8th | |
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Sahr Singh | Dodgen Middle School | Marietta | 7th | First Girl to win Georgia State Competition |
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Mika Ishii | John Wilson Elementary School | Honolulu | 4th | |
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Matthew Miller | Russell Elementary School | Moscow | 5th | |
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Conrad Oberhaus | Daniel Wright Junior High School | Lincolnshire | 6th | |
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Caroline Peterson | Homeschooled | South Bend | 8th | First Girl to win Indiana State Competition |
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John Mahoney | Stilwell Junior High | West Des Moines | 7th | |
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Ganesh Aruna | Overland Trail Middle School | Overland Park | 8th | |
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Nikhil Krishna | Corbin Intermediate School | Corbin | 6th | |
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James Anthony Stoner | Jesuit High School | New Orleans | 8th | |
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Benjamin MacLean | York Middle School | York | 8th | |
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Adam Rusak | Lakelands Park Middle School | Gaithersburg | 8th | |
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Karthik Karnik | King Philip Regional Middle School | Norfolk | 8th | |
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Philip Huang | Wayne County Home Educators | Farmington Hills | 6th | |
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Gopi Ramanathan | Sartell Middle School | Sartell | 8th | |
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Josh Waldbieser | Margaret Green Junior High School | Cleveland | 8th | |
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Jack Langen | West Junior High School | Columbia | 8th | |
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Rosie McCormack | St. Joseph Catholic School | Missoula | 8th | |
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Jack Nussrallah | Mary Our Queen School | Omaha | 6th | |
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Nikolas Papameletiou | St. Anne Catholic School | Las Vegas | 8th | |
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Neelam Sandhu | Ross A. Lurgio Middle School | Bedford | 7th | First New Hampshire Girl State Champion |
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Siddharth Kurella | Crossroads North Middle School | Monmouth Junction | 8th | |
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Gabriel Cuneo | Shepherd Lutheran School | Albuquerque | 6th | |
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Aparna Nair-Kanneganti | Henry H. Wells Middle School | Brewster | 8th | |
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William (Frank) Kenny | Charlotte Latin School | Charlotte | 8th | |
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Tanner Carlson | Horizon Middle School | Bismarck | 7th | |
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Hayden Toftner | Olentangy Berkshire Middle School | Galena | 6th | |
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Ari Papahronis | Sequoyah Middle School | Edmond | 7th | |
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Pragyna Naik | Franklin K-8 School of Choice | Corvallis | 6th | |
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Leonard Calvo | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 7th | |
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Arnav Jagasia | Radnor Middle School | Wayne | 8th | |
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Maxwell Levine | Wheeler School | Providence | 6th | |
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Krish Patel | Pinewood Preparatory School | Summerville | 6th | |
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Adam Wiegert | Patrick Henry Middle School | Sioux Falls | 7th | |
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Alexander Wilaniskis | East Ridge Middle School | Whitesburg | 7th | |
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Rahul Nagvekar | Quail Valley Middle School | Missouri City | 8th | |
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Anthony Cheng | Midvale Middle School | Midvale | 8th | First Top 10 Finalist 3-year in a row |
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Christopher Gish | Sharon Academy | Sharon | 8th | |
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Kevin Zhan | George H. Moody Middle School | Richmond | 8th | |
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Nicholas Helmer | Discovery Middle School | Vancouver | 8th | |
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Andrew Christy | St. Francis Central Catholic School | Morgantown | 6th | |
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Vansh Jain (current Second Place winner as of May 24, 2012) | MHLT Elementary School | Minocqua | 8th | |
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August Prevedel | Rock Springs Junior High School | Rock Springs | 8th |
References
Preceded by 23rd National Geographic Bee |
24th National Geographic Bee 2012 |
Succeeded by 25th National Geographic Bee |
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