Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School claimed State title at VHSL Scholastic Bowl Championship at William and Mary Sadler Center

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Maggie Walker’s Scholastic Bowl team wins in the 2A Group at the Virginia High School League (VHSL) twentieth annual Scholastic Bowl on Feb. 25 held in the Sadler Center at the College of William and Mary. Walker’s team went undefeated in all their matches.

“It’s always fun when academic efforts and hard work are rewarded,” said team co-sponsor Juanita Lasswell.

Teams from around Virginia competed by answering a wide variety of questions in subjects ranging from Beethoven’s music to foreign policy, 19th-century poetry, and more.

http://www.vhsl.org/doc/upload/schb-results-20171.pdf

Team Sponsors: Mrs. Hana Voight and Ms. Juanita Lasswell

 Team Members: Collin Carder, Catherine Qian, Christian Moore, Parth Kotak, and Akshata Pisharody were undefeated in all their matches. 2017 State Champions

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