West G High Wins 1st Place in Academic Challenge Program
West Geauga High School placed first out of three schools in the Academic Challenge on News 5 Cleveland WEWS March 22.
West Geauga High School placed first out of three schools in the Academic Challenge on News 5 Cleveland WEWS March 22.
West Geauga hasn’t had an academic challenge team since before the COVID-19 pandemic, WGHS English teacher Cindy O’Janpa said at a recent West Geauga Schools Board of Education meeting.
The school won with 555 points, defeating Vermillion High School, which scored 450 points, and Orange High School, which garnered 465 points.
“Academic Challenge pits teams from three Northeast Ohio high schools against each other in a fast-paced quiz show of academic knowledge,” Channel 5 reported.
Awarded at the April 14 board meeting were Team Captain Parker Pacifico, Mason Towey, Hayden Makuch, Alternates Morgan Savage, Tristan Morgan, Matilda Tumada and Production Assistant Eve Carty.
“They work so hard,” O’Janpa said. “They’re so much more intelligent than I could ever be at knowing their trivia.”
Academic Challenge episode 12 featuring West Geauga High School can be streamed online through News 5 Cleveland WEWS at news5cleveland.com/news/education/academic-challenge.
