Congratulations to Dent Middle School for their win in the District's Fourth Annual Whiz Quiz Academic Tournament held January 10 - 11, 2014. During seven rounds and 21 matches of play, each of the seven middle school teams competed against each other for the championship title. The tournament is similar to the National Academic Quiz Tournament and is not a game of trivia. The rigorous pyramid-style questions focus on academics in subjects including, history, literature, science, fine arts, current events and sports.
The championship round featured Dent Middle, coached by Urusha Smith, against Summit Parkway Middle School, coached by Dr. Allison Benoit and Deborah Robinson.
Each participating player in the tournament received a medal. The 2014 winners will be recognized at a future School Board meeting. Previous tournament winners are Kelly Mill Middle School (2011), E.L. Wright Middle School (2012) and Summit Parkway Middle School (2013).
The tournament will be aired on R2TV, Time Warner Cable channel 12 in Northeast Columbia area, with episodes of new rounds each week. Viewers can also watch the matches on the district’s YouTube page.
Great job (pictured below left to right): Urusha Smith (Coach), Caleb Daniels, Jordan Flemming, Pranav Guntpalli, Brennan Ravan (Team Co-Captain), Alyssa Brunson, Christopher Kong, Jaelyn Ellis, Kattie Pittman, Will Galloway (Team Captain), Marc Turner (Moderator)
The championship round featured Dent Middle, coached by Urusha Smith, against Summit Parkway Middle School, coached by Dr. Allison Benoit and Deborah Robinson.
Each participating player in the tournament received a medal. The 2014 winners will be recognized at a future School Board meeting. Previous tournament winners are Kelly Mill Middle School (2011), E.L. Wright Middle School (2012) and Summit Parkway Middle School (2013).
The tournament will be aired on R2TV, Time Warner Cable channel 12 in Northeast Columbia area, with episodes of new rounds each week. Viewers can also watch the matches on the district’s YouTube page.
Great job (pictured below left to right): Urusha Smith (Coach), Caleb Daniels, Jordan Flemming, Pranav Guntpalli, Brennan Ravan (Team Co-Captain), Alyssa Brunson, Christopher Kong, Jaelyn Ellis, Kattie Pittman, Will Galloway (Team Captain), Marc Turner (Moderator)