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Armstrong Quiz Bowl Team Advances to National Competition
The quiz bowl team at Armstrong High School will go to Atlanta for a national competition in late May.
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The Robbinsdale Armstrong High School Quiz Bowl team has had a good year. Because of their strong fifth place finishes in both the University of Minnesota Quiz Bowl Invitational Tournament in December, and the Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League Finals on February 16th, they are headed to the National Academic Quiz Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia, later this spring.
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The fifth place finish in the League finals was out of 108 teams participating from 36 schools. The AHS Quiz Bowl has 28 members total, with the “A” team of Armstrong senior Dave Wixon, who was recently named a National Merit Scholar Finalist; seniors Duncan Mincks and Eleanor Powell; junior Patrick Palony and sophomore Alina Dain.
“We’ve been quite successful this year,” explained Quiz Bowl coach Matt Quinn, who teaches social studies at Armstrong.
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“I look forward to the national finals. What a great opportunity for our students!”
