St. Jude's holds school Geo Bee championships

St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic School held its annual National Geographic Bee Wednesday afternoon in the gymnasium to determine who would represent St. Jude's at the state level.

Eighth-grader Chase Thompson was the last person standing after a series of geography questions was presented to her and nine other competitors.

After she was awarded her medal and paused for pictures, she said she felt excited to have won the Geo Bee.

All 10 students were first asked about state capitols. Then they were asked another round of questions but had to write their answers on a small, individual whiteboard. Sin...