Scholastic Bowl Holds End-of-Year Banquet

The Scholastic Bowl banquet on Thursday, April 29 rounded out the group’s first year as a club.

The banquet was held at the school cafeteria where parents brought potluck dishes for the taco bar and set up tables with tablecloths and flowers.

Among the night’s activities was a table versus table sample match where students and parents could let their trivia knowledge face off. The match got pretty heated, at one point there was even a dispute where a parent disagreed with the question being asked. But the competition was all in good fun, parents and their children alike appeared to enjoy it.

Another important part of the evening was the awards ceremony. All team members got awards for being a part of the club, but some special awards were given out as well. Senior Gaby Chavez and Sophomore Taskin Sehitoglu each got awards for being the varsity and JV team’s representatives, respectively.

Sophomore Umberto Ravioli got a certificate for being the JV player with the most correct toss up questions. Senior Jordan Harrier was awarded the same honor for the varsity team. Freshman Emily Durkin, who was one of only two freshmen on the team, was rewarded for being the most improved player.

Adviser Matthew Buckles also gave an overview of the successes for the first year of the club and introduced Matt Goerss, who will be the adviser of next year’s scholastic bowl team.

The night ended with students and parents giving their acknowledgments to Buckles and Goerss.

“The banquet was a nice end to the year,” said Sophomore Zelda Galewsky, who was a member of the JV team. “We will miss having Mr. Buckles as our adviser.”