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Yorktown Middle Student Qualifies For National Geographic Bee

Ethan Jones, a Yorktown Middle School (YMS) eighth grader, qualified to participate at the state level of the National Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The state Bee will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. One winner from each state will advance to the national competition to be held May 24 and May 25 at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C.