KnowledgeBowl

From left to right: Sean McMurray, Justin Bell, Haleigh Thompson, Christian Vanhook, Cody Bradley, Cheyann Berryhill, Kierra Scarberry, Aysha Metz, Joshua Beair, Chad Miller, Nate Karnehm, Austin Stewart, Dillon Hounshell (Not Pictured: Nathan Vacca and Morgan Price)

Annual CBI Knowledge Bowl

The annual Career Based Intervention (CBI) Program Knowledge Bowl competition was held on Thursday, April 28, in the library at Piqua High School. Organized and hosted by Mary Jo Hines, Upper Valley JVS CBI satellite instructor at Piqua High School, the Knowledge Bowl challenge included 60 questions, most of which are aligned to the Ohio Graduation Test. A variety of topics, including science, Ohio history, government, literature, history, English, math, income taxes, and the arts, were covered.

The following Career Based Intervention students composed the competing three teams:
Piqua High School, taught by Mrs. Mary Jo Hines – Gage Abbott, Tyler Iacovelli, Chasen Lee, Nicci Morrison, Kent Philabaum, Dustin Schwartz, Brandon Perry, Ryan Simpson, Lacey Achor, Bobby Crawford, Bryce Fuston, Caman deVaudreuil, Frankie Munoz, Mark Draving, Alyssa Kuykendall, Raven Michael, Jessica Studebaker
Sidney High School, taught by Upper Valley JVS CBI satellite instructor Mr. Sean McMurray – Josh Baier, Justin Bell, Cheyann Berryhill, Cody Bradley, Dillon Hounshell, Nate Karnehm, Aysha Metz, Chad Miller, Morgan Price, Austin Stewart, Kierra Scarberry, Haleigh Thompson, Nathan Vacca, Christian Vanhook

Troy High School, taught by Upper Valley JVS CBI satellite instructor Mary Ellen McKinley – Nicole Archie, Bryan Back-Dickerson, Kirstin Baker, Dustin Boyer, Matthew Entler, Reianna Evans, Antonia Fraley, Chad Gibboney, Taneisha Hanselman, Kali Higgs, Tyler Hile, Kyle McCormick, Cierra Neves, Ashley Newton, Deserea Ney, Sarah O’Toole, Kaelyn Preece, Brittney Ramey, Troy Sheling, Joshua Thompson, Eric Whitten, Katlyn Zornes

Mr. Tony Lyons, Piqua High School principal, warmly welcomed the group. Carol Baer, Upper Valley JVS CBI supervisor, read the questions, and Gale Bowman and April Vosler, Piqua High School librarians, kept score. Mr. Gene Gooding, Sidney High School principal, also attended.

Scoring 630 points, the team from Sidney High School claimed first place and was awarded the traveling Knowledge Bowl trophy. When asked the reason for his team’s success, Nate Karnehm, spokesperson for the Sidney team, replied, “Mr. McMurray, who’s a great teacher and teaches us lots of important information every day.” The Piqua team claimed second place, and the Troy team came in third.

Mrs. Baer commended all of the students and their teachers for the students’ excellent behavior, enthusiastic participation, and thorough preparation for the event. The group concluded the morning with a pizza lunch at Piqua High School.

Plans are to hold next year’s Knowledge Bowl competition at Sidney High School with the date to be determined.