Isn't the medal lovely?  

Here's the proof it was recently won at the local level...

My fourteen year old daughter won THIRD place!

My twelve year old son won FIRST place!

After the competition ds took a seventy question test that gets mailed in to the National Geography Bee in Washington DC. The top 100 in Texas will be notified in March, that they get to compete at the State level in April, to choose finalists for the National Geography Bee in Washington DC in May!

My husband met us after work at the restaurant of ds’ choice…Red Lobster. We’ll be eating more meagerly the rest of the month! LOL But he and I enjoyed playing with our food tonight, digging out meat from crab legs! DH and dd got more boring food…pasta! LOL Normally, ds would ride home with Dad, but he apologized and explained he had to study in case he makes it to State. So he studied with his sister on the way home. Wow, I love these teachable moments! Then after getting ready for bed, he picked a movie for us to watch. We will find out in March if he qualifies for State!