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The first ever teachers vs. students quiz bowl tournament took place on Apr. 12 in the Huss Center.

An educator’s dream: students defeat teachers at quiz bowl tournament

Mimi Geller, Director of RubicOnline April 12, 2018
The students vs. teachers quiz bowl took place on Apr. 12 on the Huss Center stage.
Junior Peter Blanchfield and seniors Bailey Troth, Coleman Thompson, Phoebe Pannier, and Paul Watkins competed at Quiz Bowl Nationals over Memorial Day weekend.  The team finished 142 out of approximately 340 teams.

Quiz Bowl ends season with national showing

Peter Blanchfield, RubicOnline Editor June 1, 2017
The Quizbowl team went to nationals in Atlanta and finished with a 5-5 record, and 142nd overall.
Sophomore Peter Blanchfield wears his medal after his History Bee & Bowl regional competition victory on Feb. 27.  He qualified for the national competition in Washington DC Apr. 22-24.

Sophomore Peter Blanchfield qualifies for the National History Bee & Bowl

Clare Tipler, Sports Editor April 1, 2016
Sophomore Peter Blanchfield reflects on regional History Bee & Bowl victory and looks ahead to nationals.
Quiz Bowl honed their skills for national competition at the annual students vs. teachers match on May 22.  Upper School science teacher Andrea Bailey, US English teacher Matt Hoven, US math teacher Carl Corcoran, and US history teacher Jon Peterson faced off against freshman Peter Blanchfield and sophomores Cole Thompson, Paul Watkins, and Ewan Lang in this round.  The competition was facilitated by Quiz Bowl sophomores Patrick Commers and Netta Kaplan.  The team goes on to compete at Nationals the weekend of May 29.

Teachers defeat Quiz Bowl team to in pre-nationals face-off

Nina Zietlow, Staff Writer May 26, 2015
The Quiz Bowl team competed against teachers May 22 in a friendly contest that helps them prepare for nationals.
From left to right: Quiz Bowl adviser Andrew Bailey, freshman Peter Blanchfield, sophomore Paul Watkins, sophomore Cole Staples, sophomore Jack Indritz, junior Patrick Commers, sophomore Sarah Wheaton, junior Netta Kaplan.

Quiz Bowl team advances to quarterfinals in MNHS Quiz Bowl League playoffs

Mari Knudson, In Depth Editor February 22, 2015
The team also qualified for the 2015 NAQT High School National Championship.
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