B-G victorious in Drug Quiz Show finals
NORWICH – The final school showdown in the Rite Aid Drug Quiz Show took place Wednesday night in Norwich with the winning team going to the state finals.
Bainbridge-Guilford defeated Oxford in the final round of the regional competition, earning them first place among all other area schools and offering them a chance to compete at state-level finals.
“Nearly half of the questions presented are geared toward life skills. They’re learning how to make good choices, which is really the best thing we could hope to teach them,” said coordinator Kevin Nial.
The final four teams, Sherburne-Earlville, Oxford Academy, Bainbridge-Guilford and Greene, were competing for the county title last night at Stanford Gibson Elementary School. The event was co-sponsored by the Parent Teacher Student Association.
The winners of the Norwich Drug Quiz Show will move on to the state competition in Syracuse March 27. The group will travel to the Syracuse in luxury in a limousine thanks to the contributions of Procter & Gamble. Once there, Bainbridge-Guilford will face off against 40 other New York teams.
B-G’s advisor and parent Victoria McElligott coached the four-person team, of which two of her own daughters are a part. B-G middle school students Chloe McElligott, Noah Ives, Connor Fuller and Darcy McElligott were presented with prize baskets from Chenango Health Network by Tobacco Free Chenango Coordinator James Mutabiilwa, who was also a judge in the event.
The contest is open to fifth though eighth graders in all local schools.
The goal of the program is to create student awareness regarding the dangers with alcohol, tobacco and other substances.
The kids are tested about general drugs, stress and health information throughout three rounds of competition. The first round poses questions against the team, and their captain answers. The second round is individual based, and only the student asked is allowed to answer. No help can be given by their teammates. The third round can be perhaps the most exciting when teams compete against each other in a buzzer round. Each team tries to beat the clock by buzzing in before the other and answer the question correctly.
Bainbridge-Guilford defeated Oxford in the final round of the regional competition, earning them first place among all other area schools and offering them a chance to compete at state-level finals.
“Nearly half of the questions presented are geared toward life skills. They’re learning how to make good choices, which is really the best thing we could hope to teach them,” said coordinator Kevin Nial.
The final four teams, Sherburne-Earlville, Oxford Academy, Bainbridge-Guilford and Greene, were competing for the county title last night at Stanford Gibson Elementary School. The event was co-sponsored by the Parent Teacher Student Association.
The winners of the Norwich Drug Quiz Show will move on to the state competition in Syracuse March 27. The group will travel to the Syracuse in luxury in a limousine thanks to the contributions of Procter & Gamble. Once there, Bainbridge-Guilford will face off against 40 other New York teams.
B-G’s advisor and parent Victoria McElligott coached the four-person team, of which two of her own daughters are a part. B-G middle school students Chloe McElligott, Noah Ives, Connor Fuller and Darcy McElligott were presented with prize baskets from Chenango Health Network by Tobacco Free Chenango Coordinator James Mutabiilwa, who was also a judge in the event.
The contest is open to fifth though eighth graders in all local schools.
The goal of the program is to create student awareness regarding the dangers with alcohol, tobacco and other substances.
The kids are tested about general drugs, stress and health information throughout three rounds of competition. The first round poses questions against the team, and their captain answers. The second round is individual based, and only the student asked is allowed to answer. No help can be given by their teammates. The third round can be perhaps the most exciting when teams compete against each other in a buzzer round. Each team tries to beat the clock by buzzing in before the other and answer the question correctly.
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