Last week, nine of our Middle School Wildcats participated in the Great History Challenge, a nationwide academic competition for middle school students to showcase their history knowledge. Earlier in the fall semester, our students signed up by taking a History-themed test. All of the Westbury Christian students who signed up qualified for the regional event in Houston, Texas. At the regional event, our Wildcats competed against other students from the Houston area in an in-person “Jeopardy-style” game with three clues per question, across three rounds of 25 questions each.
Of the 9 Wildcats who attended the regional competition, 7 achieved high scores and qualified to attend the Great History Challenge National Competition in Chicago this May.
“Our Wildcats represented our school well by portraying good sportsmanship and supporting each other between rounds,” says Social Studies Teacher and Faculty Sponsor Mr. Reece Anderson. “I am extremely proud of the students who participated! These students did a phenomenal job preparing for the event as they studied on their own before the competition. The subjects ranged from Ancient and Modern History to US History. This was our first year participating in The Great History Challenge and I’m very excited about our school’s future in this competition.”
Congratulations to our WCS Middle School National Championship Qualifiers!
8th Grade National Championship Qualifiers
Ben Ramos (placed top 5)
Christian Bird (placed top 5)
William Taylor (placed top 5)
Derron Robinson
Rothanak Heng
7th Grade National Championship Qualifiers
Catalina Dewberry (placed top 5)
6th Grade National Championship Qualifiers
Wyatt Carr (placed top 5)
For more information about the Great History Challenge, please visit: https://www.greathistorychallenge.com/