David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
With 51 out of 60 points possible, Warsaw Community High School Team 1, sponsored by DePuy, won the 2008 annual Community Quiz Bowl Tuesday night in the WCHS Tiger Den. The Zimmer team placed second with 50 points, and Embarq's team placed third with 48 points. The winning team gets the coveted traveling trophy. Quiz Bowl categories this year included 2007 Year in Review, The 1980s, Academics and All Things Hoosier. Harvey Miller from WRSW 107.3 served as the moderator. The annual Quiz Bowl benefits the Warsaw Education Foundation. WEF provides funding, through community support, to the educators of Warsaw Community Schools for the creation and implementation of enriching academic opportunities for students of WCS. Through the Red Apple Grants program, the Foundation awards grants to Warsaw Community Schools teachers for innovative classroom projects. WEF Executive Director Barb Smolen (far left) and Quiz Bowl co-chairs JoElla Smyth (second from right) and Steve Yeager (far right) are pictured with winning team members (L to R) John Snyder, Terry Rosenbarger, Dr. Jennifer Lucht, Joe Conlon and Ann Halpin.
