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Geography whiz loses a shot at representing Illinois in light of global pandemic

(Left to right) Brett Perry, social studies teacher at St. JosephSchool and National Geographic Bee school coordinator, Katherine Timm, Principal Lynne Scheffler and Father Greg Rothfuchs, pastor at St. Joseph Church pose for a photo at the St. Joseph School after the championship round Jan. 28. Photo Submitted
Jesse Wright, Freelance Reporter
8:21 am CDT March 30, 2020

Katherine Timm was prepared to represent Illinois in the GeoBee, the annual geography contest hosted by National Geographic, testing kids’ understanding of the world all across America. 

Timm, a seventh grader at the Catholic St. Joseph School in Lockport, had made it to the state finals. She was supposed to represent her school March 27 in Normal for the statewide competition, and she felt she had a good chance. 

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