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QUIZ BOWL TEAM PLACES 3RD IN THE NATION, BOASTS OVERALL HIGH SCORER
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St. Martin’s Quiz Bowl team took home a third place finish in the National Academic Quiz Tournament’s 2017 Small School National Championship in Chicago this April. The team was one of just two representing Louisiana in the tournament, which featured the top quiz bowl teams from across the country. Over the course of the three-day event, St. Martin’s team played 18 games, falling in only three. Representing St. Martin’s were juniors Caitlin Bagnetto, Ally Bartholomew, Chloe Bartholomew, Jules France, Bruce Miller, and Bryce Monier (captain). Monier was the overall individual high scorer for the entire tournament. The Quiz Bowl team is coached by English teacher Lee Klebba. Throughout the school year the StM group faced many larger teams, preparing the students for the national competition. In March the team took the state title, after placing third in a tournament that month and second in a local tournament last December. St. Martin’s Quiz Bowl team has also experienced success in recent years. During the 2014-2015 school year, St. Martin’s was named State Champion. The following year the team qualified for nationals, where it advanced to the playoffs.
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B A (Front row) Jules France, Bryce Monier, Caitlin Bagnetto, and Ally Bartholomew and (back row) Bruce Miller and Chloe Bartholomew take home a third place finish in the National Academic Quiz Tournament’s 2017 Small School National Championship in Chicago in April. B Bryce Monier, Clara Conatser, Caitlin Bagnetto, and Jules France display trophies they earned throughout the season.