Julie Sturgeon, a Grade 11 student at Oilfields High School, buzzes in on a question during a Reach for the Top match on March 11 in Black Diamond. Oilfields missed making it to the provincial final competition of Reach for the Top.
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By Blair Braitenbach
Staff reporter
Oilfields High School’s Reach for the Top teams didn’t quite make the summit, however, the experience was a true learning lesson.
On Tuesday, March 11, Oilfields’ junior and senior scholars took on Rundle College and West Island College schools from Calgary on home turf for the chance to compete in the provincial final of the trivia-geared game. Although the senior team managed to defeat Rundle College, it did not rack up enough points to move on to the next level after losing to West Island College. The junior team was facing an uphill battle and did not have a chance to move on to provincials, ultimately losing both games to its Calgary rivals in Black Diamond.
English teacher Karen Dahlgren, coordinator of the Oilfields Reach for the Top team, said the players were a little disappointed with their finish. However, she said all the students involved enjoyed the experience and will be better prepared next year.
“The kids are still going to play until the end of the year, even though provincial competition is over,” Dahlgren said, noting the current players are going to develop a spring league of Reach for the Top for the Grade 7s and 8s for fun. Dahlgren added the senior team was at a bit of a disadvantage competing against the two Calgary schools. She explained both Calgary teams consisted primarily of Grade 12 students, whereas the Oilfields students were in Grades 10 and 11.
“For our seniors it was a good opportunity for them to see where their strengths lie and to get some experience because next year they will be in Grade 12,” Dahlgren said. “For our (junior) boys it was their first time at any of these kinds of events and their first time playing other schools…so they got to develop some experience with how the game is played.”
Dahlgren noted Oilfields will have teams playing in next year’s competition and with practice and experience will hopefully make provincials.
Are you smarter than a high schooler?
Listed below are some of the questions given to the senior students at the Reach for the Top tournament at Oilfields High School.
1. What was Eleanor Roosevelt’s maiden name?
2. How is the number 2,000 represented in Roman numerals?
3. Which U.S. choreographer was acclaimed for her choreography in the movie Oklahoma?
4. What is the value of 27 to the two-third power?
5. What is the second-largest planet in our solar system?
6. How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?
7. In Norse mythology, who is the goddess of beauty?
8. What year did Roald Amundsen reach the South Pole?
9. What ethnic group makes up the majority of Sri Lanka?
10. What is the fifth largest planet in our solar system?
Answers: 1. Roosevelt; 2. MM; 3. Agnes de Mille; 4. 9; 5. Saturn; 6. 24; 7. Freya; 8. 1911; 9. Sinhalese; 10. Earth
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