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Mill Valley News
The student news site of Mill Valley High School

Mill Valley News
The student news site of Mill Valley High School

Mill Valley News
Facing the rest of the team, junior Benjamin Baumgart explains how he found his answer.

Quiz Bowl kicks off season with virtual tournament

Lauren Cannata, JAG reporter/photographer
November 24, 2020
Science teacher Landra Fair discusses the difficulties of practicing and competing this year for Quiz Bowl tournaments Thursday, Oct. 1.

Quiz bowl will attend virtual competitions this year

Ellie Basgall, JAG reporter/photographer
October 8, 2020
Laughing with the speaker, senior Noah Hookstra cracks a joke after answering a question correctly. The Quiz Bowl team made it to championship rounds at the regional tournament Thursday, Feb. 3.

Quiz Bowl makes it to championship rounds at regional tournament

Tanner Smith, JagWire editor-in-chief
February 7, 2020
Leaning in, senior Srikar Turaga discusses the question with his teammates. The team went 3-3 during the Quiz Bowl tournament at Lansing Thursday, January 16.

Quiz Bowl goes 3-3 at Lansing tournament

Quinn Franken, JagWire Editor-in-Chief
January 17, 2020
After correctly answering a language arts question, seniors Joan Downey and Noah Hookstra high five each other. The team placed second at Saint James Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Quiz Bowl places second in St. James tournament

Quinn Franken, JagWire Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2019
During round two against Eudora, the team discusses possible answers to a question Thursday, Oct. 24. The team ended the tournament at Tonganoxie with a 5-1 record.

Quiz Bowl goes 5-1 at the Tonganoxie Invitational

Hannah Chern, JagWire editor-in-chief
October 24, 2019
During round three against Tonganoxie, senior Johannes Seberger quickly solves a math problem at the Maranatha Academy tournament on Thursday, Jan. 17. After competing in a total of seven rounds, the team placed third overall, nearly making it into the final round. "Overall, we performed really well [because] we had a strong performance with some members more experienced than others," Seberger said.

Scholars Bowl takes third at Maranatha

Tanner Smith, JagWire editor-in-chief
January 18, 2019
Getting ready to press the buzzer, senior Johannes Seberger discusses to the team about an answer at the Saint Thomas Aquinas tournament on Thursday, Nov. 15. "I think we had a pretty good performance for today," Seberger said. "We did have a tournament earlier in the week, so I think some of us were just tired and busy with classes [which] factored into us not having the best performance that we could have." The team finished with a 4-3 record at the tournament.

Scholars bowl team goes 4-3 at tournament

Tanner Smith, JagWire editor-in-chief
November 17, 2018
During a question about the periodic table, seniors Tom Colling and Jarod Griggs discuss the answer. In the quiz bowl tournament at De Soto High School on Tuesday, Nov. 28, Mill Valley had two teams compete and finished in sixth place out of 36 teams.

Quiz Bowl places sixth at De Soto meet

Alison Booth, JagWire editor-in-chief
December 1, 2017
After getting the correct answer, senior Landon Butler smiles at his teammates during the Quiz Bowl meet at Eudora High School on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Quiz Bowl competes in first meet of season at Eudora

Sydney Parker, JAG copy/managing editor
November 16, 2017
At a Quiz Bowl practice on Monday, Oct. 23, junior Will Hect solves a math problem.

Quiz Bowl team dynamic adjusts to accommodate member specialties

Alison Booth, JagWire editor-in-chief
October 27, 2017
Attempting to win the round, senior Ben Stadler and junior Landon Butler work out a problem.

Quiz bowl takes fourth place at state

Sydney Parker, JAG copy/managing editor
February 12, 2017
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