Winner will advance to district competition
By Lee Raynor
Editor
Posted: 12:05 AM Sunday February 5, 2006
In a close final round of the 2005 Public Library Quiz Bowl, only 10 points separated the two top teams, a match that was spirited until the end.
But at the last it was Arendell Parrott Academy students who topped the South Lenoir High School team, taking top honors and the opportunity to represent the area in the district Quiz Bowl in Rocky Mount on March 25.
Parrott team captain Bryan Brooks was jubilant at the win, despite this being his third Quiz Bowl appearance. Brooks is a senior this year and this was his final Quiz Bowl competition.
He complimented Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library staff members on the way the event was handled.
“I’ve been to the district bowl and they’re a lot better organized here,” Brooks said.
This was South Lenoir team captain Eric Loftin’s fourth Quiz Bowl. “I had a lot of fun,” he said, grinning from ear to ear, despite his team’s second-place finish.
Students were asked questions in science, literature, current events and sports categories. Parrott team members said the sports questions were the most difficult for them.
A couple of this year’s teams were hampered by conflicting events. At Bethel Christian Academy, for instance, this was the weekend for students to make college visits. The school had a four-day weekend and many students who did not visit colleges and universities were out of town for other activities.
The Quiz Bowl is an annual event. This year it was sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Bojangles and The Free Press.
Team members (as listed in the program) included:
Parrott: Brooks, Elizabeth Falls, Ashley Wetherington and Robin Yang. Alternates were Hye Jin Cho, Charlotte Goins, Monica Palmeira and Annie Werneke. Advisers were Vicki Hallberg and Betsy Barrow.
South Lenoir: Loftin, Wilson Barnett, Eric Moody and Lynn Stillwell. Alternates were Adam Brown, Lyndsay Medlin and Michelle Skinner. Advisers were Penny Murphy, Ryan Gardner and James Beshara.
Bethel Christian Academy: Philip Justice (captain), Ashley Grant, Sarah Justice and Chris Waters. Alternates were Jordan O’Neal, Tyler Potter, Drew Sanderson and Aaron Wells. Randolph Williams was the advisor.
Greene Central High School: James Kersey (captain), Camron Faulkner, Joshua Marshburn and Matthew Patty. Alternates were Amber Harper and Megan Lovett. The adviser was Megan Potter.
Kinston High School: Sidney Hill (captain), Portia Boone, Josiah Irvin and Jennifer Warren. Alternates were Ashe Exum, Koki Faasii, Wes Hazelgrove and Justin Tsao. Candace Hargraves was the adviser.
North Lenoir High School: Steven Jones (captain), Matthew Daughety, Whitney Elmore and Craig Smith. Advisers were Alexis Wood and Lee Holder. |
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