Kent lad in running for geography bee title
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF
A potential National Geographic Bee superstar might put the Puget Sound region on the map once again.
We'll find out this afternoon whether Erik Miller, a 14-year-old from Kent, will be our fourth Geo Bee winner in 10 years.
Back in 1992, Lawson Fite was the winningest kid on the National Geographic block. In 1997, the honor went to Kirkland's Alex Kerchner, who knew that "Asia's most densely populated country" with about 3 million people in less than 250 square miles was Singapore.
And just last year, Kyle Haddad-Fonda of Shoreline -- who was also a state champ in 1999 and 2000 -- brought home the goods.
Miller will compete against nine other bright young things in Washington, D.C. today.