After months of preparation two talented high school teams competed on November 19th against students from across South Florida in the annual ISSF Geography Bee. Hosted by The Independent Schools of South Florida organization the day-long competition in Coral Gables tested our students’ knowledge of physical and political geography, current world events, and geographic history. Hebrew Academy students performed admirably against experienced competition in their first-ever appearance in this Geography Bee. A special congratulations goes out to the 11th-grade team for their success in reaching the quarter-finals. Competition Participants:9th Grade – Liel Weinberger (Team Captain), Jonah Delgado, Hailey Deutsch, Rebecca Kohn, Emma Szafranski 11th Grade – Levi Herssein (Team Captain), Cole Benveniste-Plitt, Doran Israel, Dan Lipkin, Matthew Muhlrad Team Director – Mr. Timothy Patton A special thank you to Mr. Adam Lubitz and Mr. Barry Kaltman for their coaching and assistance. Categories (tags): High SchoolUncategorized
