Six Quaker Valley teams competed in the annual History Bowl at the Senator John Heinz History Center on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. This event is sponsored by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.
Quaker Valley students completed preliminary try-outs to qualify to attend the History Bowl and competed in two divisions: grades 4-5 and grades 6-8.
Teams included:
- Edgeworth Elementary: Ivy Arnold, Charlotte Kudirka, Evelyn Jadlowiec, Beatrice Vaupel, Maryan Anderson, Emily Doz, Sage Tomycz, and Breslyn Simmons
- Osborne Elementary: Bruce Baird, Samantha Dillaman, William Early, Logan Monyok, Maggie Mysliwiec, Agnes Picarsic, Harrison Ruiz, and Sadie Smoke
- Quaker Valley Middle School: Rachel Bartels, Charlie Burns, Sawyer Krotine, Sidney McLaughlin, Vito Pogue, Bobby Riordan, Kennedy Waffensmith, and Rowan Wallace
While exploring the History Center, each team completed four challenges. Students needed to find answers to questions, think and write creatively, and solve problems. The exhibits they explored included: Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation; the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum; the Sigo Falk Collections Center; and Clash of Empires.