Benjamin Copeland, son of Chris and Amy Copeland and sixth grade student at EAGLE school in Fitchburg, has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Wisconsin National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The Copeland family resides in Belleville. The contest will be held at American Family Insurance National Headquarters on Friday, March 27, 2015.

This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 27th year. School bees were held in schools with fourth- thr...