The top forty-eight teams, out of over 800 across the state, competed at the Minnesota Service Cooperatives’ State Knowledge Bowl Meet held at Cragun’s Resort near Brainerd on April 12th & 13th. After one written round and five oral rounds of close competition.
The State Champions are:
“A” division - St. John’s Prep
“AA” division - Chaska
Other teams placing include:
A AA
2nd Place MN Valley LutheranAcademy of Holy Angels
3rd Place Pelican Rapids Rochester
4th Place Windom AreaSpring Lake Park
5th Place CloquetChaska
6th Place BreckenridgeMoorhead
Winners of the Heritage Spirit Awards for qualities and conduct becoming to a champion competitor are A Division Cook County High School and AA Division Worthington High School.
At the state meet, four-person teams compete against one another in one written and five oral rounds of interdisciplinary questions, for a total of 285 questions. Success at the competition requires the ability to work as a team, as well as knowledge of a variety of areas of study and
the ability to recall that information quickly. Knowledge Bowl is sponsored by eleven Service Cooperatives around the state.