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Scholastic Bowl

3-11-12

The Celtics advance to the 2012 State Tournament!
Congratulations to our Scholastic Celtics on their sectional win this past weekend. With a 2-1 sectional record, they beat Homewood-Floosmoor in overtime to take the title!

The Celtics now advance to the IHSA Class AA State Tournament on March 16 in Peoria. Way to go, team! Go Celtics!

General Info
Are you a fast and accurate thinker? Can you recall facts and information quickly? If so, we need your expertise!

Test your knowledge and represent your school in academic competition tournaments, dual meets, state playoffs, and yes, even challenge the faculty! Whether you are an 'expert' in one field/subject or you possess a wide area of knowledge, Scholastic Bowl is for you!

How it Works
This competition is a group event. A team of 5 PCHS students competes academically against a team of 5 students from another school. When the ‘Toss Up’ question is read, the first student to buzz in gets to answer the question. If that student has an incorrect answer, the challenging team has an opportunity to answer the question. The individual/team that answers the question correctly then has an opportunity to go into a ‘Bonus Round’. In this round, the team of 5 gets 30 seconds to confer and answer 4 questions. The team accumulates points for what is correct and the other team will have an opportunity to gather points for the remaining questions. Then on to the next ‘Toss Up’ question. This type of process continues for 24 Toss Up and/or Bonus questions.

For PCHS to win, a team effort is required where students answer questions (individually and in a group). Scores are tallied during each match, and the top performing schools receive awards at the end of the season.

Competitions
The official Scholastic Bowl season takes place from November to March. Before the season begins, we practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays, after school, for about an hour. When the official season begins, competitions are held on Tuesdays after school (at the varying schools in the league) and we hold practices on Thursdays. There may be an occasion for a weekend meet. While we typically compete 'locally' with other Catholic schools in our region, we have also competed against neighboring public schools for sectionals.

Click the link on upper left side of this page for this year's competition schedule.

Practices: Watch announcements for time and location.

Moderators

Varsity Team:
Mr. Chris Tagler
Rm 209
815.717.3377

Frosh/Soph Team:
Ms. Diane Hart
Rm 204
815.717.3383