POMFRET — David May, an eighth grader from Pomfret Community School, has qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee. The contest will be held April 1.

This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 28th year. School Bees were held in schools with fourth-through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school champion. School champions then took an online qualifying test. The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools and U.S. territories to compete in the state bees.

Each state champion will receive $100, the National Geographic book “The National Parks: An Illustrated History” and a medal, and will journey to Washington, D.C., to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Championship at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 22-25. 

The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society.