Lausanne students in 6th through 8th had the opportunity to challenge their knowledge last weekend during the highly anticipated Middle School Regional Finals for the History, Geography and Science Bees. Sponsored by International Academic Competitions, each bee is a buzzer-based competition in which the students participate in three preliminary rounds, with qualifiers moving on to a final round.
The event was held at Lausanne and consisted of student contestants from Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas. Of the Lynx participants, nine qualified to move onto Nationals, and three earned early qualification to move onto Internationals.
"We'd like to congratulate all of our participants and cheer on those moving on to the National Championship in Orlando, FL, in June," Middle School teachers Catherine Hammons and Brooke Hoffman shared.
Advancing to Nationals
Bennett Johnston '26: 3rd Place Geography Bee
Sachin Lyons '26: 3rd Place Science Bee and History Bee Finalist
Myles Thomas '26: Science Bee Finalist
Jordan Geller '26: Science Bee Finalist
Cooper Mears '27: 1st Place History Bee advancing to Internationals and 1st Place Geography Bee advancing to Internationals
Asha Lyons '27: 2nd Place History Bee and Science Bee Finalist
Christian Love '27: Science Bee Finalist
Roshail Jawwad '28: 1st Place Science Bee, 3rd Place Geography Bee and History Bee Finalist advancing to internationals
Shane Rossler '28: 1st Place Geography Bee advancing to Internationals and 3rd Place History Bee advancing to Internationals
Finalists:
Emre Roan '26: History Bee Finalist
Jake Weiss '26: Geography Bee Finalist
Maisy Miller '28: Geography Bee Finalist and History Bee Finalist
Mustafa Mirza '28: Science Bee Finalist
Madison Thomas '27: History Bee Finalist 7th grade
IAC national competition update:
After qualifying to move on to the next level during the regional finals last spring, Middle School students Jordan Geller '26, Bennett Johnson '26, Myles Thomas '26 Christian Love '27, Shane Rossler '28 and Roshail Jawaad '28 traveled to Orlando in June to showcase their knowledge at the IAC Middle School National competition.
The middle schoolers had a great weekend and wrapped up the competition with multiple accomplishments. Jordan and Roshail both made it all the way to the National Science Bee quarterfinals, and Rossler making it to the International Geography Bee quartefinals.
Way to go, Lynx!