Congratulations to Caroline Keiper '25, Collin Chan '25, Ophelia Cherry-Pulay '25, and Rohan Ramachandran '25 who placed 16th in the nation at the National Academic Quiz Tournament's Middle School National Championship. Rohan placed 11th individually, as well.
By Richard Rosenthal, MS Quiz Bowl Advisor & Latin Teacher
Middle School Quiz Bowl took two teams to the NAQT 2021 Middle School National Championship Tournament held virtually on May 1–2 finishing an outstanding season with a strong finale.
112 of the nation's best teams faced off in the tournament. Collin Chan '25, Caroline Keiper '25, Ophelia Cherry-Pulay '25, and Rohan Ramachandran '25 went 6-2 in the preliminaries, thereby earning them the 10th seed in the playoffs. They won two matches in the playoffs, ultimately tying for 16th in the country. Individually, Rohan was the 11th highest scorer in the tournament and was named a Quiz Bowl All-Star, as a result.
John Bivens '25, Beckett Dahir '25, Jackson Green '26, Alice Littlehale '26, and Brendan West '25 went 3-5 in the preliminary round. While the team will say farewell to several key members as they advance to the High School, MS Quiz Bowl has many promising, young members and looks forward to next season.
Caroline Keiper '25, Ophelia Cherry-Pulay '25, Collin Chan '25, and Rohan Ramachandran '25 placed 16th in the nation at the NAQT Middle School Championship.
Alice Littlehale '26, Jackson Green '26, Beckett Dahir '25, John Bivens '25, and Brendan West '25 (not pictured) made it to the national championship, as well.
Several MS Quiz Bowl members celebrate the end of a successful season.
John Bivens '25, Brendan West '25, Beckett Dahir '25, Jackson Green '26, and Alice Littlehale '26 (not pictured) made it to the national championship, as well.
Congratulations to Libin Abdulle ’26, Henry Knowles ’26, Agnes McLemore ’26, Katherine Fast ’27, Abigail Manoukian ’27, Eleanor Mixon ’27, Louisa Nordberg ’27, Falcon Reed ’27, and Julia Young ’27 for their induction into the French Honor Society.
34 USN Latin scholars competed against schools from across Tennessee in a competition that tested their knowledge in academic subjects such as grammar, Roman history, and Roman life. After two days of competition, USN emerged victorious.
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