Geographic Bee Winner!!

Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 09:35 AM

Congratulations to Yoni Nachmany, the winner and champion of the 2010 National Geographic Society Geography Bee at Hunter College High School. Yoni prevailed from among seven finalists competing on Jan. 13th. Owen Mittenthal, last year’s Hunter champion, competed against Yoni in the Championship Round and finished in second place. Yoni is now eligible to compete for a place in the New York state level of competition to be held later this spring.