Academic Challenge 2004

60 - 7th Grade boys and 56 - 6th Grade boys participated in this year's Academic Challenge. There were 14 teams on the 6th grade level and 15 teams on the 7th grade level., for a total of 19 elementary schools. Each team consisted of 4 students for either 6th or 7th grade. Archbishop Quigley's auditorium was packed with excitement as the teams prepared for the competition.

Round 1 was a 15 minute written exam which all partcipants took at the same time. The written exam, different for each grade, consisted of 25 questions worth 50 points. In Round 2, four teams were randomly selected to appear on the auditorium satge together at one time. Seven questions were read by Fr. Zi, the Master of Ceremonies, with the teams having 10 seconds to write down their answer and hold it up. Each question was worth 5 points, for a total of 35 points. There was no penalty for guessing in Round 2. In Round 2, every team had the opporunity to answer.

Scores from Round 1 and Round 2 were totaled to determine the top four teams from each grade. These finalists advanced into Round 3, the Lightening Round. For Round 3, no points were carried over from t he previous rounds. A total of 15 questions were read. As each question was read out load by the Master of Ceremonies, the first team to light up the "buzzer" light became the team to verbally give the answer. 5 points were awarded for a correct answer, but 2 points were deducted for an incorrect answer.

The questions used in competition were submitted by the participating schools, in 5 different areas: Religion, Math-Science, Geography-History, Literature, and Current Events. All participants received a certificate. Teammates on the top four teams on each level received a Medellion. Their elementary school was also presented with a Plaque.

Photos were taken of each team. Unfortunately, the quality of the photos is not very good, for which we apologize. The camera photo mode was incorrectly set.

**Team Results - 6th & 7th Grade**
School - 6th Grade	City	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Round 3	Place
		50 Pts	35 Pts	1 & 2

Ascension	Oak Park	34	25	59
Bridgeport Catholic	Chicago	28	15	43
Ss. Cyril & Methodius	Lemont	40	30	70	13	2
St. Barnabas	Chicago	38	35	73	19	1
St. Clement	Chicago	42	30	72	6	4
St. Cletus	La Grange	44	25	69	13	3
St. Gall	Chicago	26	10	36
St. Gerald	Oak Lawn	30	20	50
St. John Brebeuf	Niles	34	10	44
St. Mary, School of	Lake Forest	42	25	67
St. Patrick	Wadsworth	40	25	65
St. Raymond School	Mt. Prospect	42	25	67
St. Turibius	Chicago	42	25	67
St. Vincent Ferrer	River Forest	40	20	60

School - 7th Grade	City	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Round 3	Place
		50 Pts	35 Pts	1 & 2

Ascension	Oak Park	40	30	70	-2	3
Bridgeport Catholic	Chicago	30	0	30
Our Lady of the Snows	Chicago	30	20	50
Ss. Cyril & Methodius	Lemont	40	20	60
St. Barbara, Bridgeport	Chicago	30	5	35
St. Christina	Chicago	34	20	54
St. Clement	Chicago	30	15	45
St. Cletus	La Grange	48	25	73	7	2
St. Gerald	Oak Lawn	34	15	49
St. John Brebeuf	Niles	36	15	51
St. Mary, School of	Lake Forest	46	20	66
Ss. Matthias/Transfig	Chicago	38	15	53
St. Patricia	Hickory Hills	36	30	66	-2	4
St. Patrick	Wadsworth	40	30	70	21	1
St. Vincent Ferrer	River Forest	40	20	60