Congratulations to the 2018-19 CJSF South Region Huhn Award Recipients who submitted the award winning essays: Audrey Lee – Carmenita Middle School, Chanmin (Joshua) Kang – Carmenita Middle School, Katelyn Kitzerow – Van Avery Prep, Malak Awwad – Van Avery Prep. Finalists are picture individually with Richard Roe, Co-President Elect.

Dominic Smaldino, St. Junipero Serra Catholic School was also recognized for his essay.

These Merced middle schoolers just won a high school dominated competition

Cruickshank Middle Schoolers win Quiz Bowl at CSF/CJSF Central Region Spring Conference

The annual Quiz Bowl at the California Scholarship Federation/California Junior Scholarship Federation spring conference was originally started in 1995 as a high school competition.

Last year, the competition was opened up to middle school students. And this year, a team from Merced’s Cruickshank Middle School won, beating out high school teams from across central California, according to a Merced City School District news release.

Cruickshank students Samuel Stalnaker, Daniel Chen and Zachary Robinson beat Visalia’s El Diamante High School by one point for the victory during Saturday’s competition in Hanford.

“These boys held their own as random questions from literature, geography, history, math, and science were projected on a screen while the proctor read them aloud,” said Wendy May, the students’ adviser.

Quoted from Merced Sun Star. Read the full article on the website.

In addition to the Quiz Bowl trophy, Daniel and Zachary were two of five applicants who received the Marian Huhn Award that recognizes eighth graders for academic excellence and service to school and community, the release states. The award came with a $250 cash prize.

The winning middle schoolers were also interviewed on Your Central Valley news.

Watch the video here: http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/quiz-bowl-champs/1074361218

Congratulations to the 2017-18 CJSF Central Region Huhn Award Recipients who submitted the award winning essays: Gabrielle Jasso – Our Lady of Mercy, Katelyn Perez, Mia Giannandrea – Ridgeview Middle School, Zach Robinson – Cruikshank Middle School, Daniel Chen – Cruikshank Middle School.

Gabrielle Jasso, Katelyn Perez, Mia Giannandrea, Zach Robinson, Daniel Chen

These Finalists were also recognized for their essays:

• Inara Ali – Oak Grove School
• Sabrina Hirani – Ridgeview Middle School
• Joseph Igot – Fresno Christian JH
• Sydney Peter – Fairmont Elementary
• Trenton Sanders – Wallace Middle School
• River Sartor – Wallace Middle School
• Alejandro Torres – Green Acres Middle School
• Austin Dunn – Pioneer Middle School
• Sydney Reiss – Pioneer Middle School