Kaasa to compete in National Geographic Bee

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Geographic Bee. The National Geographic Society developed the National Geographic Bee in 1989 in response to concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States. Over three decades, 1,583 state champions have traveled to D.C. to participate in the finals and more than $1.5 million in college scholarship money has been awarded to winners of the competition by the National Geographic Society.

Aidan Kaasa, eighth grader at Malta Middle School and Kai Uncles, a fifth grader at Malta Elementary School, won...