Blue Umbrella Official Summer 2017 issue | Page 17

The Nat io nal
Hist o r y Bee
By: M egh an J.
I nterv i ew
w i th Joseph J.
Q: ?Wh at m ade you decide t o
par t icipat e in t h e Nat ion al Hist or y
Bee??
Th e Nat ion al Hist or y Bee is a
f u n an d excit in g w ay f or
st u den t s f r om all ar ou n d t h e
cou n t r y t o com pet e an d sh ow
of f t h eir h ist or y k n ow ledge!
Th is year , sever al st u den t s
f r om AOA got t h e ch an ce t o
com pet e in t h e f in als in
At lan t a, Geor gia. I w as able t o
in t er view on e of t h ese
st u den t s.
A: ?It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
that I couldn?t pass up, and I enjoy history.?
Q: ?Wh at w er e t h e f in als lik e??
A: ?Very stressful, but fun. It was
Interesting to be in a city I?ve never been in
before.?
Q: ?How m an y con t est an t s w er e t h er e??
A: ?About 284 7th grade participants.?
Q: ?Wer e you n er vou s??
A: ?Yes, I was very nervous. It was probably
the most stressful academic experience of
my life.?
Q: ?Can you give m e a su m m ar y of you r
over all exper ien ce??
A: ?It was a fun, stressful experience that I
will remember for the rest of my life.?
Co n g r at ul at i o n s
t o all w h o par t icipat ed
in t h e Nat ion al Hist or y
Bee t h is year !
Q: ?Given t h e oppor t u n it y, w ou ld you
w an t t o par t icipat e in n ext year ?s
Nat ion al Hist or y Bee??
A: ?Yes. Given the opportunity I would like
to participate in next year ?s history bee,
hopefully with better results.?