CENTRAL HIGH MASTER TEAM FINISHES FOURTH IN MISSOURI

The academic Knowledge Master team at Cape Girardeau Central High School ranked fourth in Missouri and 56 in the nation in recent computer competition.

Ann Bartlett, Knowledge master coach at CHS, said the team of 14 students answered 193 of 200 questions correctly. They scored 1,555 of a possible 2,000 points.

Competition was held Dec. 2. This marks the 16th time the school has participated in the event, run on Apple computers.

In Missouri, Central High placed fourth of 43 schools competing. The top school earned 1,583 points.

Nationally, CHS was 56th of 1585 schools participating. The top score in the nation scored 1,742 points. The national mean was 1,184.

The contest is played on computer disc. The 200 multiple choice questions cover diverse areas of study ranging from American history and government, to math, to fine arts, literature and current events.

The competition is timed. The faster teams answer questions, the more points they earn.

Bartlett said the questions this year were very hard.

"The students really demonstrated a strong knowledge base," she said. "They demonstrated good thinking skills in being able to figure out these questions. "They really worked hard and well together."

Seniors on the team are Bob Barringer, Alyssa Browning, Gabe Hinkebein, Joe Niswonger, Chris Robertson, Renee Robinson, Gautam Rohatgi, and Jennifer Worth.

Juniors on the team are Jason Leggett, Matt Shivelbine, Yung Park, and Andrew Trueblood.

Sophomore on the team are Jennie Lukens and Sabrina Renka.