The 2018 Senior High Knowledge Bowl Regionals, sponsored by the Southeast Service Cooperative, were held on March 19, 2018, at the Wood Lake Meeting Center in Rochester. The following area teams competed after advancing from Sub-Regionals. A total of 115 teams (56 in Tier AA and 59 in Tier A) participated in Sub-Regionals on March 7, 8, 13 and 15, 2018.
Tier AA Regional consisted of teams from: Austin, Kasson-Mantorville (3 teams), Northfield (3 teams), Rochester Mayo (2 teams), Red Wing, Winona (2 teams).
Tier A Regional consisted of teams from: Caledonia, Chatfield, Goodhue, Houston, Kenyon-Wanamingo, Kingsland, Lanesboro, Pacelli, Rushford-Peterson (two teams), Spring Grove, and St. Charles.
Awards went to the following teams. The top three placing teams received a trophy for their school and medallions for individual team members.
• 1st place (Tier AA) – Rochester Mayo Gold
• 1st place (Tier A) – Spring Grove 1
• 2nd place (Tier AA) – Northfield Steel
• 2nd place (Tier A) – Rushford-Peterson 1
• 3rd place (Tier AA) – Northfield Chrome
• 3rd place (Tier A), and unfortunately not advancing to state, went to Houston 1. At the end of round five after Houston 1 and Rushford-Peterson 1 were tied for third place a tiebreaker round determined that Houston 1 claimed third place.
The top three teams from tier AA and top two teams from tier A advance to the state event at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd on April 12-13, 2018.
The Minnesota Service Cooperative Knowledge Bowl competitions are interdisciplinary academic contests for students. The Senior High Knowledge Bowl is for students in grades 9-12. During the contest, teams of students compete in written and oral rounds by answering questions related to all areas of learning, typical of secondary educational programs. Questions test students’ recall, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. This competition provides a format for student growth centered around academics. Teams consist of five students (five competing in the written round and four competing in each oral round). The Regional Knowledge Bowl event is sponsored by the Southeast Service Cooperative in Rochester.
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