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BVM student qualifies for Geography Bee

A+ for Andrew: Andrew Lukashchuk has been named one of the semifinalists for the 2017 Pennsylvania National Geographic State Bee.

Andrew Lukashchuk, an eighth-grader at Maternity BVM Elementary School, has been named one of the semifinalists for the 2017 Pennsylvania National Geographic State Bee.

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The contest will be held at the State Museum in Harrisburg on March 31.

To qualify Andrew won the school competition and then had to take a 70-question online test to earn a spot to Harrisburg.

“We are very proud of Andrew and wish him good luck in Harrisburg,” said Rosemary Washburn, Andrew’s eighth-grade social studies teacher.

State winners will journey to Washington, D.C. to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Championship at the National Geographic Society headquarters, May 14–18. ••

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