News - ALHS Academic Challenge team becomes semifinalist
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The second quarter final competition of the Scholastic Games radio quiz show on WEOL (AM930 and FM 100.3) concluded with a 410 to 210 victory for Avon Lake High School over Brookside High School. The win advances the Avon Lake team to the program’s semifinals to be broadcast in May. Competing for ALHS were Britta Sevcik, Madeline Waggoner, and team captain Dylan Missal, who won the program’s “Standout Scholar” award, an honor presented each week to the student who contributed the most to his or her team, as determined by scorekeepers. When the team competed in the first round of competitions, ALHS student Alex Chmiel won the award. He was unable to compete in the quarterfinal, but Dylan most ably compensated for his absence.
Scholastic Games broadcasts will continue each week between 6 and 7 p.m. on Mondays, except when conflicts with live sports coverage occur, as noted below. Days and times remain subject to change. After this week, programs will be repeated the following Saturday morning between 10 and 11 a.m. Here is the schedule:
4/22 QUARTERFINAL #3 – Elyria vs North Ridgeville [repeats 4/27, 10:05 a.m.]
4/29 QUARTERFINAL #4 – Midview vs. Vermilion [repeats 5/4, 10:05 a.m. ]
5/6 [special time: 5-6 p.m.] SEMIFINAL #1 – Avon Lake vs.winner of Midview-Vermilion
[Semifinal #1 repeats 5/11, 10:05 a.m. ]
5/13 SEMIFINAL #2 –Amherst Steele vs winner of Elyria-North Ridgeville
[Semifinal #2 repeats 5/18, 10:05 a.m.]
5/20 [special time: 5-6 p.m.] CHAMPIONSHIP -Semifinal winners [repeats 5/25, 10:05 a.m. ]
Scholastic Games began in the fall of 1990 with the support of Nordson Corporation and has continued on radio station WEOL during every school year since. The format, originally developed for a Cleveland program in the 1980s, has changed little in the run of the show, though the questions are continually updated. Scholastic Games is the longest continuously running program of its type in the region, and its focus on greater Lorain County has provided maximum opportunities for local students to compete.
Over the years, 12 different schools have won the championships, including Amherst Steele (1991, 2015), Elyria (1992, 93, 94, 97, 2000), Admiral King (1995, 1998), Oberlin (1996), North Ridgeville (1999, 2002), Avon Lake (2001, 05, 20), Midview (2003), Keystone (2004), Lake Ridge Academy (2006, 10, 21, 22. 23), Vermilion (2007, 08), Avon (2009, 16, 17, 19), and Olmsted Falls (2011, 12, 13, 14, 18).
The program has enjoyed long-term support from Nordson Corporation and various funds of the Community Foundation. Additional support is from the Nord Family Foundation. Area colleges and universities participate by providing $1,000 tuition credit awards for allocation by participating high schools. Participating for all or most of the program's 30-year history were Lorain County Community College, Oberlin College, Ursuline College, Ashland University, Heidelberg University, John Carroll University, with more recent additional awards from Lake Erie College and Tiffin University.
