Photo courtesy of Lauren Kendall, Obion County Schools Communications Director L to R Top Row: Jack Hepler, Carter Ayers, Bradley Grady, Bryce Richardson, Connor Forbes, and Conner Reaves. L to R Bottom Row:Coach Courtney Gantt, Areli Alonso, Ally Bruner, Libby Carman, Wyatt Gantt Coach Tena Thompson.
By Lauren Kendall, Obion County Schools Communications Director
Obion County, Tenn. — Obion County Central High School hosted the annual Obion County Schools’ District-Wide Academic Bowl on Tuesday, May 10th.
The Academic Bowl, which is sponsored by Obion County Education Association and the Obion County Schools Board of Education, is arranged by the librarians from each school within the district and allows one middle-school team to compete from their respective school. The event consists of 8 matches lasting 15 minutes. If there is a tie, then the match will go into a 3-minute overtime. The questions and answers are bought from Avery Enterprises. The two teams that are left standing, one from the winning bracket and one from the losing bracket, compete at the end for a chance to claim the championship title. This year’s final two were Hillcrest and Black Oak. Hillcrest won the round and was named the 2022 Academic Bowl Champions.
The Academic Bowl has been an annual event in the Obion Co. School District. However, because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Academic Bowl was put on pause in 2020 and 2021 for the health and safety of all involved. Everyone was very excited about being able to compete again.
This event is made possible by Obion County School’s Librarians. They kept score, called match, and kept time for the event. Their names and the school they work at are listed here:
Tarrah Reed – Black Oak
Amanda Bailey – Hillcrest
Lanna Stephens – Lake Road
Stacey Halford – Ridgemont
Kristy Vincent – South Fulton Elementary
Brandi Cantrell – South Fulton Middle/High
Angie Lamb – OCCHS
Greg Barclay, Assistant Director of Schools, was this year’s Narrator.
