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Nineteen Indian-American kids from around the country are headed to Washington, D.C. next month to participate in the National Geographic Bee. As winners of the 2015 National Geographic State Bees, a winner from each state will receive $100 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to represent their respective states in the national finals at the National Geographic Society headquarters from May 12 to 14.
Indian-American winners include: Kapil Nathan, 5th Grade, Mount Laurel Elementary School, Birmingham, Alabama; Sojas Wagle, 8th Grade, Southwest Junior High School, Springdale, Arkansas; Madhavan Krishnan, 6th Grade, Sam H. Lawson Middle School, Cupertino, California; Rohan Kanchana, 6th Grade, Newark Charter School, Newark, Delaware; Rishi Nair, 5th Grade, Lincoln Magnet School, Plant City, Florida; Vibhav Kanyadan, 7th Grade, Walker School, Marietta, Georgia; Chinmay Patil, 7th Grade, California Trail Middle School, Olathe, Kansas; Pranav Kanmadikar, 6th Grade, Meyzeek Middle School, Louisville, Kentucky; Ajaya Tummala, 8th Grade, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, Louisiana; Abhinav Karthikeyan, 6th Grade, Roberto W. Clemente Middle School, Germantown, Maryland; Shriya Yarlagadda, 6th Grade, Grand Blanc East Middle School, Grand Blanc, Michigan; Shreyas Varathan, 8th Grade, Shakopee Area Catholic School, Shakopee, Minnesota; Nikhil Krishnan, 7th Grade, Rockwood South Middle School, Fenton, Missouri; Karan Menon, 8th Grade, John Adams Middle School, Edison, New Jersey; Lakshay Sood, 4th Grade, Manzano Day School, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Arnav Patra, 7th Grade, Heim Middle School, Williamsville, New York; Suyash Dixit, 8th Grade, Shanahan Middle School, Lewis Center, Ohio; Ashwin Sivakumar, 5th Grade, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon; Tejas Badgujar, 8th Grade, Hampton Middle School, Allison Park, Pennsylvania; and Gauri Garg, 8th Grade, Bear River Charter School, Logan, Utah.
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