From left are Barb Smolen, Warsaw Education Foundation executive director; and the Community Quiz Bowl winning team of Shaza Katrib, Betsy Sudhoff
Karen Patrick, Barb McCollom and Liane Stewart. (Photo provided)

Community Quit Bowl was held in Warsaw Tuesday night, and the Warsaw Community High School Women’s Team took top honors.

A total of 47 teams participated in the event, sponsored by The Warsaw Education Foundation.

Categories in the Community Quiz Bowl were: Academics, 2013 year in review, who said what?, famous and not so famous quotes and where in the world? There were a total of 60 questions and 60 possible points.

With a score of 53, the Warsaw Community High School Women’s Team claimed the bragging rights. A Miller’s Merry Manor team, after tie-breaker rules were applied, were awarded the second place spot with a score of 49. Third place was Ivy Tech Community College, also with a score of 49; and fourth-place went to the Warsaw Women’s Center, also after tie-breaker rules were applied, with a score of 49.

Half-time sponsor for Community Quiz Bowl was Lake City Bank. Other sponsors were:
Valedictorian level – Maple Leaf Farms
Honor Roll level – DePuy Synthes, Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust/1st Source Bank, Hall & Marose Silveus, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Pam and Todd Weingart and Christie and Jody Gale.

The Warsaw Education Foundation provides funding, through community support, to advance enrichment opportunities, innovative and inventive teaching, and academic exploration in Warsaw Community Schools. Through the Red Apple Grants program, the foundation awards grants to WCS teachers for creative classroom projects.

The foundation also provides funds for annual chess tournaments, N.E.W. Opportunities Workshop for Women, WCS Summer Enrichment Program scholarships and Partners in Education business/school partnership. The foundation recognizes academic excellence through programs such as the annual High School Academic Reception, WCS Employees of the Year community billboards and the Honor an Educator program.

Visit WarsawEducationFoundation.org for information about the foundation. Or, email the foundation at [email protected] or phone executive director Barb Smolen at 574-371-5098, Ext. 2410.