Thomas County Central High School students brought home nine medals and a quiz bowl award from the 12th annual Andrew College Academic Competition.
The competition was held in Cuthbert on Jan.20. Its purpose is to encourage academic excellence and to prepare students for other academic competitions. Students take tests in their subject areas in the morning and either participate in or watch the quiz bowl competition in the afternoon.
“Our school competing in the annual Andrew College Academic Competition emphasizes TCCHS’s proficiency and excellence in all academic subjects because we won medals in each subject,” junior Eli Kosciw, who likes competing against other students, said.
Students in grades ninth through twelfth brought home five medals in science. Students were tested on their knowledge of biology, anatomy and physiology, physics, and chemistry.
In ninth grade, Ben Wilhelm placed first. Tenth-grader Jackson NeSmith placed first and Sierra Stephens placed second. Austin Yeomans placed first and Cole Donovan placed second among twelfth graders in the competition.
Freshman Brooklyn Reese placed first in Social Studies along with junior Maggie Martin. These students were tested on world history, U.S. history, government, and economics.
In math, sophomore C’lee Kornegay earned a second place medal and senior Jacob Hancock earned a first place medal. The math test was made up of questions related to algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and calculus.
The quiz bowl team placed second in the competition. The quiz bowl team was made up of Cole Donovan, Chandler Watson, Austin Yeomans, Jason Weeks, Maggie Martin, and Jane Guo. The competition consisted of four rounds of questions related to art, history, literature, mathematics, science and social science.
“My favorite part is the Quiz Bowl competition because we (the audience) get to play along with the team,” said junior Hannah Dixon.
This is the fifth year in which TCCHS has participated in the competition.
“Andrew College is a great way for students to test their minds against other students in many areas,” fourth-year veteran Austin Yeomans said. “It’s nice to see that some students treat academia with such respect.”