 | | Submitted photo | | Lincoln Elementary fifth-grade students (left to right) Mitchell Comrie, Alfredo Soto, Aron Lopez, Klayton Pippert, Abram Espinoza and Antonio Ramirez won second place at the Northwest Region Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl. |
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On Feb. 26, a team of six fifth-grade students from Lincoln Elementary competed in the Northwest Region Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl.
The team, consisting of Mitchell Comrie, Alfredo Soto, Aron Lopez, Klayton Pippert, Abram Espinoza and Antonio Ramirez won second place among fifth grade teams, and actually scored higher than half of the sixth grade teams as well.
Thinking Cap offers computer quiz bowls for elementary and middle school students. The tests are self-scoring, consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions. Areas covered include math, geography, government, sports, spelling, science, literature, English, history, general information and just plain fun trivia. It is meant to be a team activity with the whole team around one computer.
Two chances to answer correctly are given. Points are awarded based on how fast they answer as well as on accuracy.
Therefore, teams who do well usually are teams who can come up with a consensus answer quickly. An adult is needed to monitor, but no adult help can be given.
Receiving an 84 percent on the test, the Lincoln team's score of 1044 was enough to win second place in the fifth-grade competition. The only team to score higher was Valley Elementary School in Hazelton, Idaho, whose score was 1179 - 91 percent. The Idaho team had 18 members, compared to Lincoln's six.
"Our team scored higher than 24 other fifth-grade teams from five Northwest states," said Lincoln Talented and Gifted coordinator, Velva Halsted. "This is a super academic achievement."
Not only did the Lincoln team members get second in their own division, but they also scored higher than over half (13 out of 21) of the participating sixth-grade teams.
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