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West Islip Student Named National Geographic Bee Semifinalist
Beach Street's Blaise Coppola competed in the 2013 New York National Geographic Bee earlier this month.
A West Islip student has been named a National Geographic Bee Semifinalist by the National Geographic Society.
Blaise Coppola, an eighth grader at Beach Street Middle School, was notified by the National Geographic Society that he was one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2013 New York National Geographic Bee.
Coppola placed first at the Beach Street Middle School Competition in January. He then took a written qualifying test, and scored in the top 100 in New York State. He competed in the state Bee held in Albany in early April.
Information and photo provided by West Islip Schools.
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