Seven Quaker Valley teams competed in the annual History Bowl at the Senator John Heinz History Center sponsored by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
Quaker Valley students completed preliminary tryouts to qualify to attend the History Bowl and competed in two divisions: grades 4-5 and grades 6-8.
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: the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, Heinz Exhibit, Historical Vehicles in The Great Hall, and Clash of Empires.
Congratulations to the two teams of students who placed in the competitions:
*First Place: Waylon Brown, Indy Matela, Malcolm Ravas, and Wes Weisberg from Osborne.
*Second Place: Dalton Hairston, Jack Turan, Collin Lovell, and Henry Watson from Edgeworth.
Additional students who participated included:
- Edgeworth Elementary: Ruby Pocasangre, Tillie Holte, Liepa Deutsch, and Opal Cress
- Osborne Elementary: Jay Diemert, Haddie Early, Jackson Hackett, and Luciana Passerrello
- Quaker Valley Middle School: Charlie Burns, Catherine Henry, Victoria Kronk, Addison le Vann, Lincoln Liao, Lily McClain, Lucy Montagnese, Bobby Riordan, Henry Topol, and Owen Weisberg