Marion Elementary School teacher Ginger Becker reviewed U.S. geography with students Friday morning, but they weren’t her students and school hadn’t started.

Becker began hosting Geo Club before school Nov. 29. The daily meetings are intended to prepare participants for the school geography bee. The qualifiers will compete in the school bee at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the cafeteria. However, some of the students have asked Becker about continuing the club after the bee, perhaps as a weekly meeting.

“I really appreciate Mrs. Becker for hosting Geo Club,” principal Rod Garman said.

Students in fourth through sixth grades took a 30-question qualifying test, and 28 students qualified for the bee with scores of 24 or higher. The geography bee is open to the public.

Topics will include U.S. geography, state quarters, U.S. cities, continents, physical geography, fresh water, and cultural geography. The champion will take a test to qualify for the state bee April 1, and the state winner will compete in the national bee May 24 and 25 in Washington, D.C.