Rad Tech students state champs in Quiz Competition
Issue date: 5/14/07 Section: News
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Twenty-two second-year students attended the meeting along with four first-year students. The second year students participated in the Quiz Bowl Competition. The team from RWC won first place by going undefeated throughout the double-elimination tournament.
Team members began practicing for the competition during Autumn Quarter 2006 and worked very hard for their victory, according to RWC Rad Tech Professor Angie Arnold. "They often stayed after class and came in before class to practice, and they even came into school to practice on their spring break!" she explained.
The quiz bowl team members and team advisors dedicated their win to Department Chair, Professor Tracy Herrmann, who could not attend the conference. The first call made after the victory was to her, and according to Professor Arnold, everyone shouted, "We're number one!"
For their win, Quiz Bowl team members received a free one-year membership to the OSRT as radiographers, and a $100 check for the program. The program will keep the rotating first place plaque on display in the classroom for the upcoming year, Arnold said, and will return to the conference next year to defend the title.
The program also received a plaque that will be on display permanently in the classroom to commemorate the win. As a special surprise, all second-year RWC Rad Tech students were given the following Monday off of clinicals so they could rest and reflect on the successful weekend.
Additionally, second year student Jaymie Barreto submitted a poster for the scientific poster display competition. Her poster was well received by the judges, according to Arnold, and they suggested she research the topic even further and submit it next year for the radiographer essay and/or poster display competition.
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