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EWC Hosts Wyoming Academic Challenge

Monday, February 17th, 2020 • 2:32 pm

  • 1st place: Cheyenne East High School Team #1 students win the Wyoming Academic Challenge held at EWC. Left to right: Connor Hayes, Savannah Schilling, Brooke Culp

  • Pine Bluffs High School Team #1 placed 2nd at the Wyoming Academic Challenge held at EWC. Left to right: Tessa Long, Diana Sanchez, Brian Arzola, Gregory Fornstorm

  • Cheyenne East High School Team #2 High School placed 3rd at the Wyoming Academic Challenge held at EWC. Left to right: Fox Nelson, Sophie DeMatteo, Alexys Cassel

    • Eastern Wyoming College hosted the Wyoming Academic Challenge on February 15, 2020. Six Wyoming high schools sent eleven teams to compete. The two to four-member teams participated in four rigorous rounds of competition. Questions ranged from current events, and mathematics to literature. Schools participating were: Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Cheyenne Poder, Douglas, Pine Bluffs, and Riverside.

    Cheyenne East High School team #1 placed first with a total of 560 points, those students are Conner Hayes, Savannah Schilling, and Brooke Culp. Second place went to Pine Bluffs team # 1 with 520 points, those students are Gregory Fornstrom, Brian Arzola, Tessa Long, and Diana Sanchez. Third place went to Cheyenne East High School team #2 with 470 points, those students are Fox Nelson, Sophie DeMatteo, and Alexys Cassel. Pine Buffs High School team #1 won the small schools division with 520 points.

    The winning teams were presented with medals. Students on the overall first-place team were presented with scholarships to attend EWC.

    For more information about the Academic Challenge, please contact Casey Debus, at 307.532.8375.

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