Warsaw Education Foundation Hosts Community Quiz Bowl
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The Warsaw Education Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that champions academic innovation and excellence in Warsaw Community Schools, is hosting the annual Community Quiz Bowl fundraiser Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Warsaw Community High School Tiger Den.
More than 50 teams from area businesses and organizations have registered to compete in the Quiz Bowl. Each five-person team will cooperatively formulate one answer to each question from this year’s Quiz Bowl categories: “Academics,” “2011 Year In Review,” “I Want My MTV” and “Silver Bells: Flashback to 1987”.
Lake City Bank will sponsor halftime" refreshments, and Maple Leaf Farms, DePuy and Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust/1st Source Bank are Valedictorian Level sponsors.
Honor Roll level sponsors include Biomet, Louis Dreyfus, Silveus Insurance, Warsaw Morning Optimist Club, Todd & Pam Weingart and Zimmer.
This year’s event will feature a robotics demonstration by students in the WCHS Robotics Club under the direction of Abbi Rickcreek, WCHS teacher and club sponsor. The robots were purchased with funds awarded through a Warsaw Education Foundation Red Apple Grant for innovative enrichment opportunities for students.
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 Workshop for Women, WCS Summer Enrichment program scholarships and Partners in Education business/school partnership.
The Foundation recognizes academic excellence through programs such as the annual High School Academic Reception and Teacher of the Year community billboards.
The Foundation invites the community to join them in celebration of the Warsaw Education Foundation’s 25th anniversary at this year’s Community Quiz Bowl.
Visit the website at www.WarsawEducationFoundation.org for information about the Foundation and the Community Quiz Bowl.
The Foundation also may be contacted via email at Edfoundation@warsaw.k12.in.us or phone Executive Director Barb Smolen at 574-371-5098, Ext. 2410.
