South Middle School Team 2 won the Oct. 20 Academic Challenge in Language Arts held at Carl Junction Middle School.
The team, consisting of Joey Capehart, captain; Elaina Warren, Drew Cox, and Abby Bass, won seven games and lost two during the round-robin competition, then defeated Carl Junction I in a playoff. This was the first time South has won the competition. The South I team, consisting of Calvin Alumbaugh, captain; Wes Estes, Lisa Bromley, and Ben Story, took third place.
The team took the traveling trophy to Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School Monday, Nov. 17, with Team 2 tying for third place with Diamond, behind Carl Junction in second place, and College Heights in first.
The next Academic Challenge will be a math competition in January at Diamond Middle School.
(From left, Drew Cox, Joey Capehart, Elaina Warren, Abby Bass; photo by Mrs. Lisa Simmons)
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