Warsaw Community High School Women’s Team scored 53 correct answers out of 60, winning the Community Quiz Bowl Tuesday night. Quiz bowl categories were Academics, 2013 Year in Review, Who Said What, Famous and Not So Famous Quotes and Where in the World. There were a total of 47 teams total who participated. Second place team was Miller’s Merry Manor – tie breaker rules applied – who scored 49 correct answers. Third place team after the tiebreaker was Ivy Tech Community College, who scored 49 points. Fourth place team was Warsaw Women’s Center – tie breaker rules applied – who scored 49 correct. 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, N.E.W. 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, WCS Employees of the Year community billboards and the Honor an Educator program. Visit the website at www.WarsawEducationFoundation.org for information about the foundation, or contact the foundation by email at Edfoundation@warsaw.k12.in.us or call Executive Director Barb Smolen at 574-371-5098, Ext. 2410. The half-time sponsor was Lake City Bank, valedictorian sponsor was Maple Leaf Farms and honor roll-level sponsors were: DePuy Synthes, Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust/1st Source Bank, Hall and Marose Silveus, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Pam and Todd Weingart and Christie and Jody Gale.
