In photo, from left, NDP science teacher and Quiz Bowl moderator Sue Wylie, Calvin Burns, Anthony Van Dieren, Richie Frost, Jessica Jimenez, Chase Glasser, Maddie Allard, Cory Ness, Alex Kocheril, Ian Kaiser and Halaina Jimenez.In a Novice Quiz Bowl tournament held Saturday at Detroit Catholic Central High School, a team of Notre Dame Prep 9th and 10th graders finished strong individually and as a team.
Novice quiz bowls are held periodically to provide an introduction quiz bowl without any prior experience and to demonstrate how much fun quiz bowls can be.
Out of a total of 20 high school teams, NDP “team A,” with Chase Glasser (captain), Richie Frost, Maddie Allard, Anthony Van Dieren and Calvin Burns, finished second overall. NDP “team B,” with Halaina Jimenez, Jessica Jimenez (captain), Alex Kocheril, Ian Kaiser and Cory Ness, finished in eighth.
According to Notre Dame’s Quiz Bowl moderator and science teach Sue Wylie, of the 80-plus players competing Saturday, Richie Frost was in the top ten, and Anthony Van Dieren, Madeline Allard, Jessica Jimenez and Chase Glasser finished in the top 30 players.
Novice quiz bowls are held periodically to provide an introduction to standard quiz bowl for students in grades nine and 10 without any prior experience.
About Quiz Bowl: At the high school level, quiz bowl is a competitive, academic and interscholastic activity for which players attend periodic practices and then represent their school at varsity tournaments. Those tournaments may be based on the school’s athletic conference, school district, county, or state; they may also be open to all schools. Quiz bowl questions range over the entire spectrum of a high school curriculum and also include a certain amount of current events, sports and popular culture. Matches feature a blend of individual competition and team collaboration, since no individual player is likely to be an expert in all subject areas. Quiz bowl can reinforce classroom lessons and also encourage players to go beyond their assignments to master other areas as well.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.