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CLHS National Scholar Bowl Champs
12/02/2005
CCISD PRESS RELEASE
Clear Creek Independent School District
Office of Public Information
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League City, Texas 77573
Contact: Carrie Ann Taylor
Public Information Coordinator
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Dec. 2, 2005
PR-2226
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CLHS National Scholar Bowl Champs
League City, TEXAS - After two days of intense competition, Clear Lake High School has been named the 2005 NHS Scholars' Bowl champions. Clear Lake High School came to the 4th Annual Scholars' Bowl competition at the National Honor Society's National Conference in the nation's capitol to improve upon their third place finish in 2004.
The 2005 team members from Clear Lake High School are: Scott Shearouse (team captain), Gene Dan, Mary Mao, Thika Tran, and Ravi Pinjala. Sponsors for Clear Lake National Honor Society are: Lindy Goodwin, Lillian Wilson and Janna Thorum.
The competition, sponsored by Pearson Prentice Hall, consists of two parts, individual and team. First, each member of each team undertakes an extensive written exam, which covers five subject categories: English, Math, Science, Social Studies and General Knowledge, one person per subject category.
In addition to its first place win, Clear Lake High School also won the award for the highest team cumulative score on the individual exams. Individual winners who exhibited superlative performance on the Qualifying Exams were:
Social Studies - Scott Shearouse,
General Knowledge - Gene Dan
Twenty-two teams from across the nation participated in the competition. Teams competed head to head in three rounds of short-answer questions culminating in the championship round.
"We applaud the efforts of all of the Scholars' Bowl participants," said Rick Culp, President, Pearson Prentice Hall. "It was a rigorous and impressive competition bringing together the best and the brightest students from across the country. Their hard work and preparation were evident. Congratulations to Clear Lake High School for their outstanding achievement in this prestigious event."
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