Hermitage Jr. High Quiz Bowl Team Advances to Finals

(back row starting left: Coach Ginnie Sellers, Captain Braden Harrod, Rodrigo Matamoros, Alan McGhee, Sutton Nelson)(Middle row starting left: Ericca Corker, Kristin Blankenship, Olivia Pierce)(Front: John Robert Ellis)

Hermitage Junior High Quiz Bowl team recently competed and placed in two separate tournaments. The Southeast Arkansas Educational Co-op Tournament where they competed against local schools in the Co-op area finishing in 2nd place with a 5-1 record. The only loss was to 1st place team Monticello. They also competed in the 1A regional at Emerson High School where they placed 3rd finishing 3-2, and qualified for the Junior High Finals to be played in Morrilton on February 23, 2019. Team members Braden Harrod(Captain) and Alan McGhee made the All-Tournament team.