Photo: Members of the Calico Rock High School quiz bowl are (first row, from left) Kali Ricketts, Allison Humphries, and Shayna Staggs, (second row) Jesslyn Mann, Blake Moody, Zane Fountain, John David Mitchell, Riley Whiteaker, Emma Colbert and John Duffie, coach.
Calico Rock High School’s quiz bowl team placed third in one of three virtual regional tournaments held statewide in late February.
This regional competition included six other teams from the following high schools: Dermott, Emerson, Haas Hall-Rogers, Izard County Consolidated (ICC), Kingston and Nemo Vista.
The top three finishers from each regional tournament advanced to the Class 1A state tournament to be held virtually Saturday. The state finals will be held on April 23-24 in Conway and broadcast live on AETN.