Sunman-Dearborn 7th Grader Going To State GeoBee

Noah Mersmann is competing at a high level in the National Geographic Society's GeoBee.

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(St. Leon, Ind.) - A Sunman-Dearborn Middle School student is a geography whiz.

Noah Mersmann has qualified for the 2019 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition. The 7th grader will compete with up to 99 other fourth through eighth grade students in the statewide competition on March 29.

If he wins the state GeoBee, Mersmann will receive a $1,000 prize and the opportunity to compete at the national GeoBee at the National Geographic Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. in May.

Noah is the son of Jeff and Rachel Mersmann.

The National Geographic GeoBee is in its 31st year. Visit www.natgeobee.org for more information.

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