The 23rd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 25, 2011, sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
7th grader Tiné Valencic, from Colleyville, Texas won the competition, beating out 52 other competitors representing the 50 U.S. states, Pacific territories, and Department of Defense dependent schools.
State Winner's Name School City/Town Grade NotesDaniel PicardBerry Middle SchoolHoover6thAndrew HullRogers Park ElementaryAnchorage5thTop 10 finalist (10th)Luke Hellum Sunrise Middle SchoolScottsdale8thTop 10 finalist (7th)Christian BoekhoutHot Spring Intermediate SchoolHot Springs5th Atlantic TerritoriesJamon FiskSt. Croix Country Day SchoolKingshill, U.S. Virgin Islands8thTuvya Bergson-MichelsonThe Nueva SchoolHillsborough4thTop 10 finalist (T-8th)Isabella ContoliniDunstan Middle SchoolLakewood7thMichael BoreckiMiddlesex Middle SchoolDarien6thSophia MarianielloNewark Charter SchoolNewark7th Department of DefenseGavin MoultonNaples American Middle SchoolNaples, Italy7thNathaniel BurrowsMaret SchoolWashington, D.C.6thMartin KonstantinovLake Mary Preparatory SchoolLake Mary6thNilai SardaThe Westminster SchoolAtlanta7th2nd PlaceAndrew AndertonHawaii Technology AcademyWaipahu6thDylan SmithTaylorview Junior High SchoolIdaho Falls8thAnnie UlrichLake County HomeschoolersGrayslake 8thKevin MiCreekside Middle SchoolCarmel8thTop 10 finalist (T-8th)Ian KlopfensteinFranklin Middle SchoolCedar Rapids7thStefan Petrović South Junior High SchoolLawrence7thWas a finalist in 20103rd PlaceNivedita KhandkarMeyzeek Middle SchoolLouisville8thJames Anthony StonerChristian Brothers SchoolNew Orleans7thBenjamin MacLeanYork Middle SchoolYork7thNeel LakhanpalSevern SchoolSeverna Park7th Karthik KarnikKing Philip Middle SchoolNorfolk7thTop 10 finalist (T-5th)Jacob TannerSaline Middle SchoolSaline8thWilliam BogenschultzRamsey Junior High SchoolSt. Paul7thLuke EcksteinSt. Aloysius High SchoolVicksburg8thJoshua VogelTrinity Lutheran School Cape Girardeau8thClaire HintherTarget Range SchoolMissoula8thSean LynchSt. Wenceslaus SchoolOmaha7thDaniel ZhuSchofield Middle SchoolLas Vegas8thIsaac OzerWindham Middle SchoolWindham8thKevin PangStewartsville Middle SchoolStewartsville7thZachary WardAlbuquerque Area Home EducatorsAlbuquerque8thMatthew WiglerGreat Neck North Middle SchoolGreat Neck8th Alex PinderSt. Leo the Great Parish SchoolWinston-Salem6thTanner CarlsonGrimsrud Elementary SchoolBismarck6thNarayan NarasimhanShaker Heights Middle SchoolShaker Heights8thSoorajnath BoominathanDeer Creek Middle SchoolEdmond8thHarish PalaniFindley Elementary SchoolPortland5th Pacific TerritoriesCaleb SkvarilBishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic SchoolGuam8thAlexander KozitzkyIndian Crest Middle SchoolSouderton8thChase BoniNorth Cumberland Middle SchoolCumberland8thKrish PatelPinewood Preparatory SchoolSummerville5thAlex KimnGeorge S. Mickelson Middle SchoolBrookings8thTop 10 finalist (4th)Arunabh SinghSchilling Farms Middle SchoolCollierville8thTine ValencicColleyville Middle SchoolColleyville7th2011 ChampionAnthony ChengMidvale Middle SchoolMidvale7thWas a finalist in 2010Top 10 finalist (T-5th)Patrick HammesHerndon Middle SchoolHerndon7thSparsh BhardwajFredrick H. Tuttle Middle SchoolSouth Burlington7thArjun KumarBeavar Lake Middle SchoolIssaquah7thAbel AbrahamSt. Francis de Sales Central Catholic SchoolMorgantown8thRobert RosnerPhelps SchoolPhelps8th Dwaine KenneyBig Piney Middle SchoolBig Piney8th
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