Pictured is the Terrific Tigers team from Dr. James Craik Elementary School. The team won second place overall in SMECO’s Knowledge Bowl held last month. Pictured from left to right are Jordan Surfield, Jimmy Olmstead, Eileen Browning, Param Jhala, Hannah Krauel and Coach Dana Moyer. Not pictured is team member Hollis Lyon.
The Terrific Tigers team from Dr. James Craik Elementary School earned a second place overall award out of 26 competing teams at the tri-county level in the 2015 Southern Maryland Elementary School Knowledge Bowl held last month. The team also placed first among 17 Charles County teams that competed in the event, which is sponsored by the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO).
In the event, teams are given 90 minutes to answer 75 knowledge-based questions that cover a variety of subjects, including mathematics, history, science and current events. The questions are uploaded to SMECO’s website for teams to solve, and scores are reported electronically. Twelve teams from Charles County public elementary schools participated in the event against teams from St. Mary’s County Public Schools and several area private schools.
Members of the Terrific Tigers team include Craik fourth graders Hollis Lyon, Jimmy Olmstead and Jordan Surfield, and fifth graders Eileen Browning, Param Jhala and Hannah Krauel. The team coach is Dana Moyer, a learning resource teacher at Craik.
Earning fourth-place overall was the Mighty Mustangs team from Malcolm Elementary School. The team also placed second among Charles County teams. Members of the Mighty Mustangs team are Malcolm fourth graders Benjamin Moore, Sidney Price and Olivia Robinson, and fifth graders Kendra DeFilippo, Dylan Murphy and Christian White. The team’s coach is Pam Jenkins, school counselor at Malcolm.
Earning a fifth-place overall win and a third-place ranking among Charles County teams was the Proud Pride team from Craik. Team members include fourth graders Ethan Cline, Jeannie Hughes and Alayna Steinmetz, and fifth graders Sam Chernoff and Evan Whitten. Dana Moyer from Craik also coaches this team.
Teams from several other Charles County public elementary schools competed in the event, including C. Paul Barnhart, Arthur Middleton, Walter J. Mitchell and William B. Wade elementary schools. Since 1994, SMECO has sponsored the Knowledge Bowl for student teams in the tri-county area. The 2015 event is the final elementary one event to be sponsored by SMECO. For more information, visit www.smeco.coop.
Charles County Public Schools provides 26,500 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 36 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.