State Academic Olympics
 | Author:
Mikayla Kraft, School Correspondent
MT43 News School Correspondent |
State Academic Olympics
Mikayla Kraft
School Correspondent
At Academic Olympics, not too long ago, the Broadwater High School team qualified for the state academic Olympic challenge. Bravely, they studied hard and practiced continuously to prepare for the state competition in Missoula. The team consisted of Jonah Wishman, Cael O’Dell, Will Lynde, Jimmy Pitassy, Caleb LeLacheur, and Luci Horne. It took place over the course of two days this past week and left an impact on many students.
On the first day, the individuals were tested on their academic skills. At least 20 students were in a room competing against each other. Whoever got seven questions the fastest advanced to the next round. After a few rounds, more would be eliminated. Once the students were narrowed down and there were ten students in each round the questions were narrowed down to five. The first person to get all five would move on to the final four rounds. At the end of the day, there was a banquet to kick off the Academic Olympics and celebrate the achievements of the students. Jonah Wishman got third individually and received a $3,000 scholarship to whatever school he may wish to attend.
The second day consisted of a team competition. This tested the student’s abilities to work as a team to accomplish a common goal. The days’ competition mainly held pool play competitions to establish which teams would be in specific brackets. In these rounds, four players would compete at a time. Each round would have three parts. The first round held toss-up questions and it was a free-for-all as to which team scored points. The second part was primarily focused on terms and definitions for a variety of subjects. In this round, all six people could compete in a battle of knowledge to achieve their goal and advance in the bracket. In the third round, only four could compete and it held the same structure as the district competition. This round held a toss-up question for each round. Whoever received the toss-up question would also receive a bonus question. Broadwater High School was undefeated in pool play and placed 7th overall.
The team was coached by Megan Bleile and Lindsey Moldenhauer. Competitions like these give students the chance to recognize academic skills they may have to exceed in anything they may do in the future. It also teaches high school students practical skills to use in the real world. Their hard work has given them the opportunity to not only compete at the state level but even win scholarships to aid in advancing their education!
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