Thursday, February 23, 2012

Western Middle School student with autism wins geography bee

Noah VanMullekom faced some hurdles at the Western Middle School geography bee. As a sixth grader, the 11-year-old Noah was going up against students a grade or two above him. But there is another hurdle Noah had to clear. Noah is autistic. Despite the developmental disability, Noah came in first place at the school’s geography bee and now has a chance to move on to the state competition at Central Michigan University in March.

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