IMPORTANT UPDATE!
ARIZONA GEOGRAPHIC BEE
FRIDAY. APRIL 1. 2011
ASU Memorial Union
Tempe
Beckie Seybert-Coordinator AZ Geographic Bee
geonut@earthlink.net or bseybert@amphi.com
Bee web page: http://www.quia.com/pages/rseybert/page2
520-219-0674 (Cell) 520-240-6234
PLEASE CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE NOTIFICATION
AND THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THE NAME FOR THE CERTIFICATE.
Congratulations! Your student/child has qualified to represent your school
and participate in the state level of the
National Geographic Bee, sponsored by GOOGLE and Plum Creek Timber, Co.
Friday, April 1, 2011
ASU-Memorial Union (Second floor)
Tempe, AZ
• There is not a formal registration. Arrive between 8:00 am and 8:45 am.
Go to the AZ Ballroom.
There will lists of names and the competition room assigned.
• Find the student name on the posted lists and go to your assigned room.
Competition begins at 9 am.
• It is extremely important to be on time. Once the questioning
has started no further students will be admitted.
• The Championship round will begin at 12:00PM
• Contestants will be divided into 5 preliminary round rooms
and at the end of the rounds of questioning
the top ten students from all of the preliminary rooms will proceed
to the final championship round
• If a tie breaking round is needed, it will be held immediately after
the preliminary round rooms. Only contestants
and Bee officials will be allowed in the room during the tiebreaker.
 o T-shirts and certificates will be handed out in the
preliminary round room in which you competed after the final competition.
o Please to do not ask for exceptions or that the certificate and
T-shirt be mailed.
Check this ASU web site for maps and parking information:
http://cfo.asu.edu/pts-free-parking
The National Geographic supports the participation of students with
physical disabilities such as vision or hearing, in the National Geographic Bee.
The teacher of a physically disabled student should
immediately notify the National Geographic Bee office at 202-828-6659.
This notification must take place at least two weeks
before the state Bee on April 1, 2011.
The director of the Bee and the school, working with the family, will discuss any
accommodations that might be needed for the physically disabled student.
Video taping of the Bee is not allowed except by
official representatives of the media.
Please do not take photographs during the questioning part
of the competition. There will opportunities when the students are directly competing.
Turn off cell phones, no texting, or taking pictures.
1-202-828-6659
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/teachers-and-parents
What to Wear? Pants, dresses, skirts, neat knit or dress shirts, blouses. Please no shorts or t-shirts.
Neat and clean.
Inquiry Procedure:
Inquiries relating to any Bee question must be brought to the
attention of the designated official by a teacher-escort.
The teacher-escort may only file an inquiry relating to questions posed to his or her student.
In the Preliminary Competition,
inquiries must be referred to the judge
in the room before the contestant affected received his or her next question.
The moderator and the judge will make a decision quickly,
and their decision is final.
In the Final Competition, inquiries must be referred
to the state coordinator before the contestant affected
receives his or her next question, or would have received a question
had the contestant remained in the competition. The judges and the coordinator will make a
decision quickly.
Their decision is final.
Arizona Geographic Alliance and
ASU School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning
Invite you to a
Reception after the
Geographic Bee
Lattie Coor Building Fifth Floor Room 5501
and balcony at the end of the Bee (approx 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm)
Cookies, Lemonade, Iced Tea
Demonstrations of
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geography activities and games!
CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE FLYER
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