With a score of 51 out of a possible 60, Intrasect Technologies won the 20th annual Community Quiz Bowl Tuesday night.
The competition benefits the Warsaw Education Foundation.
Second place went to Ivy Tech Community College, with a score of 49 correct answers. Third went to Miller’s Merry Manor, also with a score of 49. The breaker rules determined the second- and third-place teams.
The Quiz Bowl categories included 2018 year-in review, academics, famous women of the past 20 years and television: 20 years ago. There were 15 questions in each of the four categories.
Fifty-five teams registered, and Lake City Bank was the half-time sponsor. Valedictorian-level sponsors were Maple Leaf Farms and Warsaw Morning Optimist Club. Honor Roll-level sponsors included Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust/ 1st Source Bank, Hall & Marose Silveus/Silveus Insurance Group, Teachers Credit Union (TCU), Pam & Todd Weingart and Zimmer Biomet.
Quiz Bowl attendees were asked to donate to a need in Warsaw Community Schools. This year, that was a newly created childcare facility, known as the Warsaw Early Learning Academy. It was created at Warsaw Comm-unity High School for the children of WCS employees.
Academy Director Lynette Hawn shared with the foundation the need for age-appropriate reading materials for the youngest students, age 6 weeks to 5 years at the Academy. Nearly $3,000 was raised, of which $2,000 will be dedicated to filling the shelves with classic stories and books for young children. The rest will be used for Red Apple Grants to classroom teachers.
The Warsaw Education Foundation provides funding, through community support, to advance enrichment opportunities, innovative and inventive teaching, and academic exploration in Warsaw Community Schools.
Through the Red Apple Grants program, the foundation awards grants to WCS teachers for creative classroom projects. The foundation also provides funds for annual chess tournaments, NEW Opportunities Work-shop for Women, WCS summer STEM program scholarships and Partners in Education business/school partnership. The foundation recognizes academic excellence through programs such as the annual Celebration of Excellence Reception and the Honor an Educator program.
