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Alexander Sessock, an eighth-grade student at MMI Preparatory School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee. Sessock is the son of Jennifer and James Denion, Freeland, and the late John Sessock. The school-level bee was the first round in the 27th annual National Geographic Bee, during which students answered oral and written questions on geography. Sessock will take a written test to determine his eligibility to compete in the state bee on March 27. State winners will participate in the national championship on May 11-13 in Washington, D.C. The first-place national winner will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society and a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Participants, from left: Charles Dick, runner up; Sessock, and Grete DeAngelo, faculty adviser.