On March 10, Charles England team one took home the first place price in the second annual Geography Bee competition for Lexington City Schools.

The event was held at Pickett Elementary School and consisted of two teams from each of the elementary schools in the district.

Pickett Team one and Southwest Team one both tied for second place.

The Geo Bee consisted of four rounds of competition, and each round was composed of a labeling and questioning component. Round one consisted of labeling the 50 states, round two consisted of labeling 25 state capitals, round three included labeling the seven continents and major oceans, and in round four, students had to label 10 countries found throughout the world.

The schools' teams were as followed:

Charles England team one: Natalie Boger, Brooks Calderone, Jayden Moore, Citlaly Razura, Luke Staten, and Addie Walser

Charles England team two: Tyzick Carranco, Josie Gibson, Caalib Grimmett, Juliana Mamaril, Ian Reedy, and Micah Thompson

Pickett Team one: Wes Rummage, Lucas Burelson, Charlotte Pyle, Victoria Ross, Maria Cuanas Pedro, and Mailee Kearn

Pickett Team two: Colin Weeks, Robert Ross, Nirena Neang, Abigail Lopez, Marie Macauley, and John Jahn

Southwest Team one: Addison Adinarain, Victoria Freeman, Adyson Griffin, Amaya Hairston, Bradley Johnson, and Jacob Story

Southwest Team two: Katie Hodges, Serenity Jordan, Jasmine Martinez Carranza, Benny Perez, Niyana Saunders, and Zahari Smith