8th-grader wins PMA Geography Bee
HUDSON – Maxwell Beland, an eighth-grader at Presentation of Mary Academy, was notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists to compete in the National Geographic State Bee.
The contest will be held at Keene State College on Friday, April 1.
Maxwell was the winner of the PMA Geography Bee for all students in grades 4-8. School champions were then required to take an online qualifying test.
Maxwell is ready for the big day.
"I’m excited and have been studying every day," he said.