OwenCristOG; Garnett Lehr.* I OK:and Cull in . Kusmudi, 08* all represented Frame hi the carpetilrj Leav CN < HS ill \ icth.08: Jeremiah Meth.06; Josh SevelkT Of>;Amlier and Ryan Selieel, DU, post: for a photo together t» shim oil llieir metals.Photo by I.on Danker, B ) LdH Banfc' r ! I his year. therewere r rm] L i pieopportUni ties for students to participate i -i academic competitions. These events involved nil kinds of thinking, feint math to physics, to knowledge of trivia. Quiz howl students compered in ihv University of Jowy Hmvkeve Invitations] - r* r They von 4 of 7 events* with questions that dealt with math, history , and inssecI ianctuis irivia. ' efUfiiiieeriBV - Students who were interested in artidpateJ in JETS- Junior hteraime, ' . nu m petition it SkillsUSA, Photo courtesi of Joe Great house. t Engineering Team Competition at the students created projects such as catapult Uni\-erstty ol \owaC’ olleyeof Enuineering. Five teams of students front Prairie competed n very advanced, mathematical concepts. Ci'Otlp^0fnbaLhStudents vhuIlonged their thinking ut ihc Mt. Mercy annual math competition , with the best across the stale. These EU ( , , physics and week rhe eotke school yeas to challenge each other in the game of chess. ^ i" V"l . State Chess Tournament was again held ut Prairie High School, with several ofour The.se students participated chess team members participating, Academic Competitions .ire open to Science students it: grade nine Who all students. .Students just need to give wanted toexperiment with physicsconcepts these opportunities a try and they will find participated in the PhysicsOlympiad lie Id something that challengesthem and is tint at Kirkwood Community College. Ire same time. of thought ears toothpick bridges or xsruu levers. Several of our students met during the The Josh Scvcik. Jeremiah Vietu.06, and Amber Leases. OS. play ehess. Photo courtesy of Jim Jones. H\ tmify McConnell Wwspa pee Feature Editor FicofPrairies bestchestdub meminerswil I he atEe rtd ipgIowa'sStale including Josh Scvcik, 06. k - Se \ cik will be joined by Manoj Kamalumpundi, ait 8th grader, Ryan Sclieel . and Four other members Amber Leaves. ate currently competing for the other two spots, they are. US, Chris Miller. USL Jeremiah Vieth, 06, and Leah Veith, OS. 74 Academic Competition/Chess CiJb Tournament at Prairie HighSchool on March -, dad laugh) Jim Jone& me how to play . . '"When I was five or six nrv Seventh Lind eighth grade I spent a lot of Time playing with people on the internet on rrixn," Sevcik explained. The tournament is a teani event . In teamcompetitions ifa school wins three OLJT of five matches aeatrN a " . iuiother school, they go on tocompete against another undefeated team . Last year Prairie finished Ihird in the state of Iowa at the tournament. T his year . lhc team sponsor Jim Jones hopes TO do just as well . - .-1 expect thaE we’ 1 11 sunclear yer as, i o1iow many " teams will compete, but it could be as How well we do depends " rnpu nd i est i ma red , Sevcik encourages all stu tome to chess dub and try many as 1 2 " on how strops the other teams are, Kama!it dents to '' il out . I ll place middle or somewhere near the top, Jones said. " teacher Jim Jones; -Vmher Leaves* 08: : Jeremiah Vfcth,0<>; 1 ^ih Vjeth,08:ManojKamalumpundi. 10; and Ryan School, 09. pose together. Photo courtesy of
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