Photo courtesy of Cody Eckhardt
Timothy Butcher, a fourth grade student at Marshall Hill, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Jan. 7, 2014 and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. The school-level Bee was the first round in the 26th annual National Geographic Bee. This year’s Bee is sponsored by Google. Pictured here are fifth grade teacher Phyllis Blau with the top three finishers, Avery Thurstans, Timothy Butcher, Giancarlo Gomez.