NewsFebruary 11, 1993

Brandon Baker, an eighth grade student at St. Mary Cathedral School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee recently. He is the son of Nancy Baker and Virgil Baker. The school-level bee was the first round in the fifth annual National Geography Bee, sponsored by National Geographic World, the society's magazine for children, and Amtrak...

Brandon Baker, an eighth grade student at St. Mary Cathedral School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee recently.

He is the son of Nancy Baker and Virgil Baker.

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The school-level bee was the first round in the fifth annual National Geography Bee, sponsored by National Geographic World, the society's magazine for children, and Amtrak.

School winners will take a written test and up to 100 of the top scorers in the state will compete in the state bee April 2.

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