Two area schools have recently named winners in the National Geographic Society’s National Geographic Bee for students in the fourth through eighth grades.

Local school-level winners include:

Kaelyn Quinn of C.M. Eppes Middle and Michael Schroeder of The Oakwood School.

School-level winners qualify to take a written examination that will be used to determine which students advance to state-level competition in April.

First-prize for national competition in Washington, D.C., in May is a $25,000 scholarship.

Rose student in honors chorus

J.H. Rose High School freshman Evan Gray was selected by state audition for the North Carolina Honors Chorus in Winston-Salem.

The clinician for the event was Director of Choral Activities for the University of Kentucky Jefferson Johnson. North Carolina Honors Chorus is a yearly event sponsored by North Carolina Music Educators and the Music Educators National Conference.

Gray, a member of the Advanced Chorus at Rose, is was the only high school student from Pitt County Schools to receive this honor. The chorus is directed by Karen C. Meetze.

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