Jay Nimmo, a Benton Middle School seventh grader, won the 2016 National Geography Bee held at BMS on January 27.
The event was coordinated by Chris Harvey. Jay will now take a state qualifying exam.
If he passes, he will take part in the State Geography Bee held in early April.
Jay will have a chance to win a trip to the National Geography Bee in Washington, D.C. and a $50,000 college scholarship.