Nativity eighth-grader Charlie Schoettle will compete in the Indiana National Geographic State Bee April 6.
The son of Daniel and Elizabeth Schoettle qualified for the competition by winning the school’s bee and subsequently scoring well on a qualifying test.
The winner will receive $200 and a trip to the national championship May 20-23 in Washington D.C., where the first-place prize is a $50,000 college scholarship. Second- and third-place finishers will receive $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships, respectively.