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The Echo
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BGA’s Student Newspaper
May 15, 2018
Jack Lewis Takes Home National Championship for Quiz Bowl By Ridley Randolph This has been a fantastic year for the BGA Quiz Bowl team as the season wraps up with several victories under its belt. After a season of victory after victory, the A team dominated this year at the state competition at Cumberland, taking in first place for the school. Jack Lewis alone also won the first annual national individual Quiz Bowl competition in Chicago this past month, a truly impressive feat.
Jack Lewis celebrates his Individual National Championship in Quiz Bowl
like they are going to come up a lot.” Q: Coaches, do you think participating in Quiz Bowl helps kids in school and testing?
A History of the Tug By Christine Jewell Battle Ground Academy is a school that is based upon rich traditions. These traditions vary from the building of character through pursuing scholarship and excellence to an annual Tug of War between the school community. The Tug dates back all the way to 1935 when it was held across the Harpeth River where the now BGA Lower School sits; created by George Briggs, the Battle Ground Academy headmaster in the 1930’s. As the school has evolved over the years, these traditions are what help us remember our roots and core values. However,
some traditions have evolved as well. The tug was originally decided by a simple coin toss, but as the societies became more competitive they put that passion into use and began the Plato vs. Greer competitions throughout the school year in order to decide which side of the river each society would tug. Some of the first competitions were the annual basketball tournament between the Platos and Greer societies. This tournament involved a varsity team, a “B” team, and a “midget” team who would start to compete on March 14. From 1961 to 1964, the tug was cancelled due to the lack of location for it, but after a long search from Downtown Franklin to Kinnard’s Pond; New Highway 96 opened and the new location was estab-
The Echo Staff Editors: Skyler Fox & Emma Wylie Staff:
Bailey Anderson Alex Pareigis Ridley Randolph Sarah May Drew Martin
A: (Ms. Handelsman): “Someone could be playing Quiz Bowl, and become interested in things. If you happen to be a ninth grader, and like answering science questions, then that might be something that you start to focus on.” Q: What have been some of your favorite moments or memories this year?
I interviewed the Quiz Bowl team (Coaches Gray and Handelsman, Team Members Henry Dambach, Max Dambach, Cameron Clark, and Jack Lewis) to hear what they had to say about their incredible season: Q: How do you train and practice for the Quiz Bowl tournaments? A: (Jack Lewis) “What I’ve been doing recently is I go through old packets, and I look up the stuff from those packets. If I’m interested in them, I card them, or if I feel
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A: (Mr. Gray) “I see some drawbacks to it, because a lot of the time it’s very factbased and can lead to some learning of things before we really are ready to learn those things.”
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The Greers celebrte their second consecutive Tug victory, in a memorable Tug that lasted over two minutes. lished and has The Annual Tug has been held there ever since. This particular tradition is one that is an important part of the BGA way as it builds character and good sportsmanship through competition that reigns for generations to come.
This year, in one of the longest tugs in recent memory, lasting over 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the Greers prevailed over the Platos for the 2nd consecutive year, and beginning their first winning streak since the early 2000s.
Interview with Senior Editors Skyler Fox and Emma Wylie By Bailey Anderson
Mary Kathryn Walt Phoebe Proctor Christine Jewell Allyson Newkirk
A: (Max Dambach) “It happened at the state tournament up at Cumberland. We were in our last round and we really wanted Mr. Griffin to show up because he said he was coming, but I guess he got lost or stopped by a fast food restaurant and the guy asked if we needed to take a break and use the restroom, and obviously none of us needed to use the restroom, but I said ‘you know what, I do’, so I got up and left the room and I sat in the bathroom and set my watch, stalling, and fortunately Mr. Griffin did make it to the final round.”
Q: How long have you been a part of the newspaper? A: We have been a part of the newspaper since freshman year. Q: How long have you been an editor for the newspaper? A: We became editors our junior year.
Q: Do you have a favorite article you wrote or issue you produced?
I think my favorite article that I have written is the Stranger Things review that was published in our second issue this year. I always really enjoy writing movie/ T.V. show reviews, but writing this one was especially fun because Stranger Things is probably my favorite T.V. show ever. I don’t know if I have a favorite issue that we have produced, but I will say that I’m really excited about the new publishing program we recently bought called In Design that makes our issues look more like an actual newspaper. We (continued on page 3)