Middle School Academic Bowl

contributed by Harry Wood

Students discussing

The 1st Annual Middle School Academic Bowl was a major hit. All students enjoyed themselves. The competition started on Tuesday and lasted until Friday. The questions were collected from the teachers on Team 6/7/8 and the C.E. teachers. These questions were based on what the students had learned this past year.

The first three days of competing was in a round robin format with teams trying to gather as many points as they could. The top team from the Blue Division and the top team from the Gold Division played in the championship match on the last day. A third place match featured the second place teams from the Blue and Gold Divisions.

All the adults watching the matches agreed that each team did well working together. Teams could be seen discussing answers to the questions, cooperating, and taking turns. Communication was very good too. That’s why it was hard to decide which team had the best teamwork.

Dwight

Congratulations are in order for Blue Team #1. They are the winners of the 1st Annual Middle School Academic Bowl. The members of that team were: Merime Ahmed, Alicia Balzer, Jake Bailey, Cierra Cotton, Sean Harden, Karina Martin, Sylvester Spencer, and Fred Ussery. However, congratulations are in order for everyone who participated in the Academic Bowl. Each and every one of you did a great job!!!

I also would like to thank once again all the parents, teachers, staff, and friends who so generously volunteered some of their time to ensure that the Academic Bowl was a success. We are already looking forward to next year!!!