Quick updates from Room 208
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Baltimore City College. I think they built it expecting to be attacked by another school’s army or something. :)
Jump to the 7 min mark to see Murrah girls’ relay.
Murrah wins girls 6A track championship | Sports - WAPT Home
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Quiz Bowl Results (St. Andrew’s)
Here are some numbers from the Quiz Bowl tournament at St. Andrew’s this past weekend:
Murrah’s A team took 4th place overall, both in the bracket and in the points race, with 1,905 total points.
Clinton High School took 3rd place, White Station (Memphis) in 2nd, and Meridian High School 1st, after multiple tie-breaker questions.
Murrah Junior Graeme Campbell was 2nd overall in individual points (515) after a student from Meridian.
All three Murrah teams advanced to the playoff rounds, ranked 15th, 11th, and 6th after the preliminary rounds (out of a 22-team field). Murrah C was knocked out by St. Joseph, and Murrah B lost to Murrah A.
Here are individual statistics.
Graeme (A) - 515
Austin (A) - 260
Judson (B) - 220
Mohammed (C) - 105
Brian (C) - 65
Stephen (A) - 60
Nathan (B) - 60
Briana (C) - 55
Alliyah (B) - 45
Matthew (B) - 25
Walter (C) - O (his first tournament)
James (A) - 2…hours of sleep
Mark your calendars: On Thursday, May 10th, the Murrah Debate team will be raising $ for Nats at McAllister’s on Northside Drive. — Room 208 (@ccviii)
