Victor De Libera wins Geography Bee at McBride Middle School

Victor De Libera is the winner of the McBride Middle School 2014 National Geographic Geography Bee.
Victor, an eighth grader, won the school Bee for the second year in a row and now has a chance to qualify for the state competition in Kalamazoo.
Devin Phan took second place and William Davis, third place.
The kickoff for this year’s Bee was the week of Nov. 11, with thousands of schools participating around the United States and in the five U.S. territories.
The school winners, including Victor, will take a written test. The top-100 scores on that test will then be eligible to compete in the state Bee on April 4.
The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the Bee national championship rounds May 19-21.
The first-place national winner will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society, and a trip to the Galapagos Islands, courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic.
Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien will moderate the national finals on May 21. The program will air on television, but viewers will have to check local listings for dates and times.