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KNOWLEDGE BOWL 2004 |
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SAN JUAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION is a group of parents, educators, and business leaders who work to raise funds outside the school budget to support and encourage innovation in and improvement of the public schools' instructional programs and the achievement of academic excellence by all students. Underclassmen win Knowledge BowlStory and photos by Sharon Kivisto
Steffen Iverson, Madeline Carlson, Anna McLaskey and Andrew Dunn won the San Juan Public Schools Foundation's tenth annual Knowledge Bowl. | ||
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Dylan Marriner, Priscilla Hawkins, Stephen Garfield and Kate Fyrquist came in second.
Lions Jonathan Piff, Tom Williamson, Minnie Kynch and Howard Schonberger changed hats frequently during the competition.
Rotarians Frank Fagan, Mike Close, Mary Kalbert and Chris Spaulding finished in fourth-place in their group's first time at the competition.
Friday Harbor junior/senior team consisted of John Fyrquist, Eva Wingen, Brandon Guard and Julie Tate. Guard and Wingren were on the winning team last year.
The "Power Divas" Soroptimist team included Ellen Roberts, Liz Illg, Pat Hansen and Robin Jacobson.
The Kiwanis did not have many correct answers despite having Einstein (Gina Sandwith) on their team.
Einstein pointed out an answer to the other members of the Kiwanis team - Ron Heeren, Janice Peterson and Bill Morrissey.
The 9th/10th grade team - Steffen Iverson, Madeline Carlson, Anna McLaskey and Andrew Dunn enjoyed the competition.
Emcee Ralph Hahn checked out an answer from the winning team. |
posted 02/13/04
The 8th-grade team - Dylan Marriner, Priscilla Hawkins, Stephen Garfield and Kate Fyrquist - took second place. They were in third-place with 420 points going into the bonus round. They bet 419 points and correctly answered the bonus question. The Lions team had Edgar Allen Poe as their answer and moved from fourth-place into third place. They bet 401 of their 415 points in the bonus round. The Rotary team started strong. They were in first-place after the first two of the four regular rounds. They bet all their points in the bonus round, answered correctly and ended up in fourth-place with 800 points. The Friday Harbor High School junior/senior team also had a good start. They were tied with the Rotary team for first-place after the initial round. They ended up in fourth-place after round two, in sixth-place after rounds three and four. They bet 389 of their 395 points in the bonus round and ended up in fifth-place with 784 points. The Soroptimist team worked their way up from last place at the end of round two to second-place at the end of the fourth round. They bet 100 points in the bonus round, answered correctly and ended up in sixth-place with 540 points. And the Kiwanis kept their tradition alive. They finished dead last with 0 points. They were last in all but one round. They bet all of their 290 points going into the final round. Joseph Conrad was the wrong answer. They ended up with 0 points but great spirit. The Knowledge Bowl is a fundraising event for the San Juan Public Schools Foundation. Between each round, students shared information about the benefits of educational programs provided by the foundation. Started in 1993, the foundation has awarded over $80,000 in grants.
Scorekeepers Sammy Michaels and Eric Rothlisberger announced the scores after each round.
Students from the high school said they appreciated the "highly addictive" accelerated math program provided by the foundation. | ||
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Tenth Annual Knowledge Bowl Feb. 12posted 02/09/04
Tickets cost $5 for students and $8 for adults and are available at the theater. This event is a fundraiser for the San Juan Public Schools Foundation which exists to support and encourage improvement of the public schools' instructional programs. This year's team members are:
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