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Stumping the experts Area students prepare quiz show questions BY JOSH MCAULIFFE SPECIAL TO THE TRIBORO BANNER
state Sen. John Blake, the Scranton Public Library staff and the Riverside School For the past decade, students at RiverDistrict administration. side Junior-Senior High School have been The late state Rep. Sid Michaels Kavudoing their part to preserve and spotlight lich also fielded a regular team, and his local history. memory will be honored at this year’s Riverside is among the key contributors event. to the Lackawanna Historical Society’s Every year, the game show’s questions annual “You Live Here, You Should Know are researched and prepared by students This!” local history game show, which from Riverside and Valley View high celebrates its 10th anniversary Saturday, schools. The Riverside team, typically May 4, at the Lodge at Montage Mounmade up of about five to seven students, tain. is advised by district elementary teacher The event will take place at 6 p.m. Shawn Murphy, a longtime local history inside the Lodge’s Slocum Hollow Bar buff. & Restaurant. Admission is $10 for the The majority of the team’s work is congeneral public and $5 for students, with ducted at the historical society, given its proceeds benefiting the Historical Sociextensive archives. Murphy said he thorety. Food and drinks will be available for oughly enjoys the challenges and camarapurchase. derie that come with helping the students For more information, contact the Hisput the questions together. torical Society at 570-344-3841 or lackawa“The students are always amazed by nnahistory@gmail.com. some of the people who came from or As usual, the game will consist of eight moved to Lackawanna County that have teams answering Jeopardy-style quesmade a big impact,” said Murphy. “After tions about the people, places and events our first meeting in the fall, at the Hisin Lackawanna County’s rich and diverse torical Society, we do some research. We history. There will be new categories and give the students, especially the newbies, special speed rounds designed to test play- an overview of what it’s all about. From ers’ knowledge of more obscure subjects. there, the students can pick any topic Teams will consist of well-known they want. One student might cover Northeast Pennsylvania personalities and sports history in the county. Or another history experts. The 2018 winning team might be doing entertainment, from the representing the Historical Society will vaudeville days and up.” return, as will perennial favorites led by Riverside students Madison Aulisio and Emily Taylor both said they’ve learned a lot during their time on the team. “My favorite topic to learn about is local sports,” Madison said. “I, myself, play a sport for Riverside and I find myself TS_CNG/TRIBORO/PAGES [T01] | 05/01/19
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Students from Riverside High School tour the Lackawanna County Courthouse as part of research for this year’s “You Live Here, You Should Know This!” From left: Gianna Gaidula, Madison Aulisio, Emily Taylor and Brian Marianelli. knowing and relating to sports more than anything. I find it interesting to learn facts about all sports from the schools around us, as well as the history behind our local sports.” “I definitely feel like I have more appreciation for the local history around us,” Emily added. “I find myself telling my family about some of the historical facts I’ve discovered through this process. Buildings and places that normally I wouldn’t even think about, now I find myself imagining their importance from the past until now.”
If you go What: “You Live Here, You Should Know This!” local history game show, benefiting the Lackawanna Historical Society When: Saturday, May 4, 6 p.m. Where: Slocum Hollow Bar & Restaurant, Lodge at Montage Mountain Details: Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for students. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. For more information about the program, contact the historical society at 570-344-3841 or lackawannahistory@gmail.com.