CAPE EIGHTH-GRADERS TAKE THIRD PLACE IN STATE CONTEST

Central Junior High's eighth-grade Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl team answered more questions correctly than 55 other Missouri eighth-grade teams; however, it was only able to capture the third-place ranking due to speed in responding. The first-place trophy went to Webb City Junior High at Webb City with a score of 1,270 of a possible 1,500 and 92 percent accuracy while CJHS had a score of 1,243 with a 96 percent accuracy.

The academic contest consists of 100 questions on a computer disk. A total of 60 seconds is allowed for each question. If the correct answer is typed in within 6 seconds, a total of 15 points is awarded. The points decrease as time elapses. Team members were Jonathan Anderson, Anjuli Dahlya, Sam Fletcher, Casey Ferden, Matthew Hawkins, Julie McGowen, Brandon Ruth, Amanda Stoecker, Susan Tansil and Marisa Uzoaru. Dixie Lee Cook is the team's sponsor.