Support for quiz bowl appreciated

Letter to the editor

Brittany Henry-James, Brookings School District, Enrichment Education/Quiz Bowl coach
Posted 12/21/19

Mickelson Middle School students hosted a Quiz Bowl Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 5.

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Support for quiz bowl appreciated

Letter to the editor

Posted

Mickelson Middle School students hosted a Quiz Bowl Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 5.

We have many volunteers to thank that made for an enriching experience for our students.

First, we would like to thank the following individuals for volunteering to read and judge our tournament:

Lisa Weier, Samyok Nepal, Serena An, Ben Knutzen, Ronda Kantack, Bidi Kasu, Bija Kasu, Kopila Nepal, Trisha Sharan, Larry Osborne, and Ethan Peng. Huge thanks to Ronda Kantack for running our reader meeting. Thanks to Tony Nielson for working our challenge table and keeping the official score.

Thanks to the following adults and students who volunteered to keep score, time, and run at our tournament:

James Park, Joshua Park, Joseph Park, Sarah Osborne, Maddie McCullough, Lucy Gaalswyk, Shuman Yuan, Madeline Enderson, Shaurya Sehgal, Kyle Zhu, Jonas Murray, Kennedy Behrend, Kamryn Streich, and Tyson Springman.

Thanks to Kim McCullough and Cindy Merritt for helping with our check-in table.

Extra big thanks to Marlo Nelson for helping set up ahead of time and cleaning up after the tournament.

Big thanks to our Mickelson Middle School FCCLA students for making a pasta meal for our students and families at the tournament.We enjoyed the meal and extra time you took to make food and treats for us.

Finally, thank you to MMS for allowing us to use the school for our tournament. Thanks to the staff for their support in facilities, technology, and janitorial support.