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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

COMMUNITY SOUP. Quiz bowl connects students through a cheerful, competitive nature. The team has changed in recent years as the current members are generally STEM-focused. Senior Bridget Keel said that they aim to “try their best and have fun.”

Quiz bowl builds community with expertise

Olympia Wolff, The Rubicon February 23, 2024
Quiz Bowl veterans and rookies reflect on the season so far.
Quiz Bowl takes fourth at first meet

Quiz Bowl takes fourth at first meet

News in Brief October 24, 2022
Kate Lockwood led the Quiz Bowl team to success at the Gopher Invitational.
Rohan Kharbanda, Colin Will, Dom Polley, and Asa Zirps hold their third place trophy after state Quiz Bowl Feb. 17.

Quiz Bowl finishes third at state

News in Brief February 18, 2022
The Quiz Bowl team came home with a trophy Thursday night.
Senior Noel Abraham and alum Max Moen '19 chat during the teachers versus students quiz bowl tournament in 2018. This year is Abraham's eighth year in quiz bowl. “The school I used to go to was a very small school. It was Knowledge Bowl in middle school, which is more of a team based thing. Those who did it were like royalty. I managed to join in fifth grade, the earliest anyone had joined,” Abraham said.

Quiz bowl seniors reflect on time competing

Liv Larsen, RubicOnline March 15, 2021
Quiz bowl leaders Noel Abraham and Katherine Goodman reflect on involvement on the team.
Junior Peter Blanchfield and seniors Bailey Troth, Coleman Thompson, Phoebe Pannier, and Paul Watkins competed at Quiz Bowl Nationals over Memorial Day weekend.  The team finished 142 out of approximately 340 teams.

Quiz Bowl ends season with national showing

Peter Blanchfield, RubicOnline Editor June 1, 2017
The Quizbowl team went to nationals in Atlanta and finished with a 5-5 record, and 142nd overall.
Quiz Bowl team A works through a round at the tournament Jan. 19.  They went 4-0 to win and qualified for the playoffs Mar. 3.

Quiz bowl ends season by dominating at league competition

Ellie Findell, RubicOnline Editor January 26, 2017
Quiz Bowl ends winning regular season with an eye on the playoffs Mar. 2.
St. Paul Academy and Summit School offers dozens of interesting, diverse groups that provide outlets for students to accomplish amazing things.  Options arise for every student, from Spartan Boosters to Film Club to Spartan Beats to Quiz Bowl to Intercultural Club. Plus, it's incredibly simple to start a new group when there's interest.

Student groups empower on a range of issues

The Rubicon Staff, Editorial May 4, 2016
The expressive opportunity of student groups is not always capitalized on, but it should be.
The Quiz Bowl teams mimic the images on their trophies. (Top from left) Patrick Commers, Jack Indritz, Cole Staples. (Bottom from left) Ewan Lang, Peter Schavee.

Quiz Bowl team wins ACRONYM meet

Diane Huang, Online Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2016
The team placed first overall, with junior Ewan Lang placing third individually.
Quiz Bowl honed their skills for national competition at the annual students vs. teachers match on May 22.  Upper School science teacher Andrea Bailey, US English teacher Matt Hoven, US math teacher Carl Corcoran, and US history teacher Jon Peterson faced off against freshman Peter Blanchfield and sophomores Cole Thompson, Paul Watkins, and Ewan Lang in this round.  The competition was facilitated by Quiz Bowl sophomores Patrick Commers and Netta Kaplan.  The team goes on to compete at Nationals the weekend of May 29.

Teachers defeat Quiz Bowl team to in pre-nationals face-off

Nina Zietlow, Staff Writer May 26, 2015
The Quiz Bowl team competed against teachers May 22 in a friendly contest that helps them prepare for nationals.
From left to right: Quiz Bowl adviser Andrew Bailey, freshman Peter Blanchfield, sophomore Paul Watkins, sophomore Cole Staples, sophomore Jack Indritz, junior Patrick Commers, sophomore Sarah Wheaton, junior Netta Kaplan.

Quiz Bowl team advances to quarterfinals in MNHS Quiz Bowl League playoffs

Mari Knudson, In Depth Editor February 22, 2015
The team also qualified for the 2015 NAQT High School National Championship.
Quiz Bowl members and faculty go head-to-head as they face difficult academic questions, surrounded by an audience of other students and teachers.

Upper School faculty win Quiz Bowl match against students

Gitanjali Raman, Feature Editor March 21, 2014

As soon as 4th period ended and X-period began, St. Paul Academy and Summit School students began crowd in the lunchroom for a showdown: Quiz Bowl team members vs. Upper School faculty. The Upper School...

Quiz Bowl team closes season

Thomas Toghramadjian, Opinions Editor March 18, 2014

In most high school activities, whether intellectual or athletic, the youngest competitors have to wait for their time in the sun. Learning curves generally remain steep enough to ensure that upperclassmen...

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