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SUMMARY:Academic World Quest 2016
DESCRIPTION:In 2016\, Spakenkill High School team members\, Courtney Noll\, Neil Errickson\, Jon Shwoerer\, and Jacob Webster won the Regional Academic World Quest Competition\, thus landing them a position at the National competition in Washington\, D.C. to compete with the guidance of their coach\, Jim Daley. Christopher Weida from the World Affairs Council accompanied the team and worked closely with the committee to secure all appropriate arrangements throughout the competition. \nThe competition was sponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley (WACMHV) and was held at the Henry A. Wallace Center in Hyde Park on Saturday\, March 5\, 2016.  The World Affairs Council is a non-partisan forum for citizen participation in world affairs.  Its mission is to raise public awareness of critical world issues \nSecond place in the competition was captured by the ‘A’ team from Washingtonville High School\, and third place went to the ‘B’ team from Washingtonville.  The ‘B’ team from Poughkeepsie Day School won the “Roosevelt Round\,” which includes questions on Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency and his life. \nIn all\, 15 teams and 60 students from the mid-Hudson region competed\, including teams from Cornwall\, Kingston High School\, Oakwood Friends School\, Our Lady of Lourdes\, and Roy C. Ketcham High School. \nBoth IBM and the Handel Foundation have contributed to support the event.  Sheila Appel\, the US Regional Director\, of Corporate Citizenship at IBM\, was the quizmaster for the competition.  The Council also wishes to thank the Henry A. Wallace Center for its generous support. \nFor more information about the program please email Brianne Kelly at kelly.e.brianne@gmail.com or visit us at https://wacmhv.org/youth-programs/academic-worldquest/about-academic-worldquest/ \n 
URL:https://wacmhv.org/event/academic-world-quest-2016/
LOCATION:Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center\, 4079 Albany Post Rd\, Hyde Park\, NY\, 12538\, United States
CATEGORIES:2016 Past Events
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