Wearing their Knowledge Bowl T-shirts, "I may be nerdy but only periodically" before they left for their meet on Jan. 27 in Staples are, back row from left: Ben Johannes, Sean Carlson, Garret Redning, Josh Tabery, Lleyton Pettit, Lucas Hinojos, Tony Kreklau, Landon Blessing, Bereket Loer and Cole Pearson; middle from left: Elliot Doyle, Emma Bushinger, Sophie Bakken, Emma Mehl, Michael Schmidt, Maggie Carlson and Franny Bakken; front from left: Casey Bounds, Lexi Pierce, Makaylyn Sibert, Kamea Sheves, Nancy Medina, Kennedy Gravelle, Courtny Warren, Kenzie Carsten and Nevada Schulz. Not pictured: Chase Domier, Dylan Ness and Kaylee Ova. (Photo by Dana Pavek, WDC Schools)
Wadena-Deer Creek's junior high Knowledge Bowl students participated in their first meet recently in Staples. According to Junior High Coach Dawn Paurus, the students had a great showing in their first competition. Official results were not available at this time.
Knowledge Bowl competitions test students' recall and problem-solving abilities, critical thinking and teamwork skills. Students compete in round-robin competitions in January, February and March. The junior high's next competition is Feb. 11.
WDC's Knowledge Bowl coaches are Paurus and Loni Niles. Approximately 53 WDC students are involved in this extra-curricular academic competition.