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St Andrews School team emerges winner
St. Andrews school won the City Finals round of Pearson National School Quiz competition held in Hyderabad. The team won the first round and will be representing the region for the nation-wide series of the prestigious competition to be held across 11 cities through the month of November, followed by a semi- final and grand finale round which would be organized at Bangalore, in December 2015.
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Pearson National School Quiz
Hyderabad: St. Andrews school won the City Finals round of Pearson National School Quiz competition held in Hyderabad. The team won the first round and will be representing the region for the nation-wide series of the prestigious competition to be held across 11 cities through the month of November, followed by a semi- final and grand finale round which would be organized at Bangalore, in December 2015.
Miss Sadhana Adkay from 8th Std. and Master Sai Sanhith from 7th Std.of St Andrews School comprised the winning team. 219 of the best teams from across Hyderabad congregated to compete for the title. Hillside School -Jubilee Hills Road, Pearson Schools-Kompally and Vista Schools- Gachibowli hosted the competitions in Hyderabad.
The competition aimed at creating an opportunity for students to showcase their talent at a national platform featured a perfect amalgamation of individual competition and team collaboration. The format of the quiz is structured in a manner thatnot only tests the knowledge of students but also requires them to apply sophisticated team tactics.
The students engaged in an intellectual battle throughout the quiz. It acted as the perfect platform for students to learn the importance of fostering team spirit and indulging in healthy competition.
The questions at the quiz ranged from an entire spectrum of topics from the school curriculum of 5th-8thgrade and also included a certain amount of current events, sports, and popular culture. Pearson has partnered with Nexus Consulting for the content, conduct and research of the competition.
