Northern and Southern Elementary academic teams competed Feb. 1 against Taylor, Mason Intermediate and Augusta at Taylor Elementary at the Kentucky’s Governor’s Cup academic competition.
Competitions included Quick Recall, a team-based buzzer game, Future Problem Solving, a team-based competition, and content assessments in math, language arts, science, social studies, arts and humanities, and composition.
Northern Elementary’ Future Problem Solving team consisting of Maya Jacobs, Parker Bau, Beulah Gillespie and Nolan Mullins placed first at the competition.
Archer Jones placed fifth in math content assessment.
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In the Language arts content assessment, Wilhelmenia Hamilton placed fourth. In composition, Larkin McCain placed second and Wilhelmenia Hamilton placed fourth. Northern Elementary placed third overall.
For Southern Elementary, Michael Pintha placed second in the science content assessment. For the social studies content assessment, Elijah Best placed first and Michael Pintha placed fifth.
Students who place in the top five in individual events and teams who place in the top two, advance to regionals on March 1 at Johnson Elementary in Fort Thomas.
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Sharp Middle School’s academic team competed in the District Governor’s Cub on Jan. 18 at SS. Peter and Paul School, California.
The Future Problem-Solving Team, consisting of Estelle Alsip, Carter Dunn, Hallie Cahill, and Logan MacNeil took first place honors. Subject tests results were Jackson Jacobs, fourth place in social studies; Silas Derico, fifth place in language arts; Shiloh Williams, fifth place in science; Lilly Jones, fourth in written composition; and Kenzie King, fifth in written composition.
The team will be competing this week in the Regional Governor’s Cup tournament at Summit View Middle School.
The Northern Elementary School academic team is, back row from left, is Jazzlynn Jones, Parker Blau, Larkin McCain, Evelyn Jones and Jeremiah Wrightsman, and in the front row from left, Nolan Mullins, Wilhelmenia Hamilton, Harper Purvis and Maya Jacobs. Missing from the photo are Blake Barnhart, Archer Jones, Lincoln Stephens and Beulah Gillespie. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Redden.
The Southern Elementary School academic is, from left, Elijah Bess, Peyton Nolan, Cord Prince, Levi Hall and Michael Pintha. Not pictured is team member Steven Askin. The coach is Bethany Lucius. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Redden.
The Sharp Middle School academic Future Problem-Solving team members are, from left, Shiloh Williams (test team), Logan MacNeil, Estelle Alsip, Hallie Cahill and Carter Dunn. The quick recall team, not pictured, placed third. Members are Kenzie King, Jackson Jacobs, Silas Derico, Easton Verst, Carter Dunn, Gideon Byers, Gabe Black and Brently Florer Photo courtesy of Amanda King, academic team coach.
The Sharp Middle School academic team subject test members are, from left, Jackson Jacobs, Kenzie King, Silas Derico, and Lilly Jones. Photo courtesy of Amanda King, academic team coach.