Great Plains 5th/6th Grade Contest 2016 - 2017 (Practice) Results!
Your results for the 2016-2017 GREAT PLAINS 5TH/6TH GRADE THINKING CAP QUIZ BOWL are in!
We sincerely hope that you and your students had fun and learned some things too while your team(s) participated. Teams from Kansas and Nebraska participated this year. Congratulations to all our 51 takers but especially to our winners! Based on enrollment, a team trophy and individual ribbons will be sent to the top 2 teams in each grade level. We try to mail out the trophies the week after the contest.
The 5th grade trophy winner is the team from Wheatland Elementary School in Wichita, Kansas for their fantastic 1178 score. Second place was won by the team from Meadowlark Elementary School in Andover, Kansas for their fine 1174.
A super 1277 secured 1st place in 6th grade for Gretna Middle School in Gretna, Nebraska. Holdrege Middle School in Holdrege, Nebraska will be the home for the 2nd place trophy and ribbons for their great 1263.
If you enjoy computer quiz bowls, we remind you can still register for our spring nationwide contest called America Answers which is held April 17 – April 28. Thank you very much for your participation—past and present!
| Rank | Overall | School | City, State | Score | Percent | Grade | #Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Wheatland Elementary School | Wichita, Kansas | 1178 | 91% | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | 9 | Meadowlark Elementary | Andover, Kansas | 1174 | 95% | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 15 | Morley School | Lincoln, Nebraska | 1090 | 87% | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 16 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY | NORTON, Kansas | 1072 | 91% | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 18 | Robert Martin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas | 1066 | 90% | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | 20 | C. Ray Gates Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 1051 | 83% | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 21 | Cottonwood Elementary | Andover, Kansas | 1047 | 87% | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | 22 | Shoemaker Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 1042 | 85% | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 30 | Chadron Middle School | Chadron, Nebraska | 978 | 82% | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 32 | Sunflower Elementary | Andover, Kansas | 972 | 77% | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 33 | Aurora Elementary | Aurora, Nebraska | 968 | 88% | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | 36 | Prairie Creek Elementary | Andover, Kansas | 919 | 78% | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | 37 | Engleman Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 912 | 74% | 5 | 11 |
| 14 | 38 | Southern Elementary | Blue Springs, Nebraska | 897 | 75% | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | 40 | Circle Greenwich Elementary | Benton, Kansas | 892 | 76% | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | 41 | A.B. Newell Elementary School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 890 | 80% | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | 42 | Dodge Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 872 | 74% | 5 | 10 |
| 18 | 43 | Seedling Mile Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 841 | 76% | 5 | 10 |
| 19 | 44 | Stolley Park Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 827 | 75% | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | 45 | West Lawn Elementary School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 815 | 72% | 5 | 12 |
| 21 | 47 | Winside Public | Winside, Nebraska | 762 | 67% | 5 | 13 |
| 22 | 49 | Jefferson Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 738 | 71% | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | 50 | Lincoln Elementary | Grand Island, Nebraska | 672 | 58% | 5 | 12 |
| Rank | Overall | School | City, State | Score | Percent | Grade | #Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gretna Middle School | Gretna, Nebraska | 1277 | 95% | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | Holdrege Middle School | Holdrege, Nebraska | 1263 | 96% | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | Andover Middle School | Andover, Kansas | 1233 | 91% | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Kiewit Middle School | Omaha, Nebraska | 1217 | 89% | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 5 | Norfolk Middle School | Norfolk, Nebraska | 1214 | 98% | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 6 | St. Paul Public School | ST Paul, Nebraska | 1206 | 94% | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY | NORTON, Kansas | 1175 | 100% | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 10 | Norfolk Middle School | Norfolk, Nebraska | 1130 | 87% | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 11 | West Ridge Middle Sch. - Team 2 | Grand Island, Nebraska | 1119 | 87% | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | 12 | Chadron Middle School | Chadron, Nebraska | 1113 | 94% | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | 13 | Winside Public | Winside, Nebraska | 1101 | 85% | 6 | |
| 12 | 14 | Andover Central Middle School | Andover, Kansas | 1097 | 87% | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | 17 | Norfolk Middle School | Norfolk, Nebraska | 1067 | 87% | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | 19 | R. J. Barr Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 1055 | 86% | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | 23 | Silver Lake elementary School | Bladen, Nebraska | 1037 | 84% | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 24 | Westridge Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 1022 | 84% | 6 | 5 |
| 17 | 25 | Marysville Elementary | Marysville, Kansas | 1020 | 82% | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | 26 | Westridge Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 1005 | 83% | 6 | 8 |
| 19 | 27 | Westridge Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 991 | 84% | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | 28 | R. J. Barr Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 987 | 80% | 6 | 3 |
| 21 | 29 | Westridge Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 986 | 84% | 6 | 5 |
| 22 | 31 | Norfolk Middle School | Norfolk, Nebraska | 977 | 86% | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | 34 | Circle Towanda Elementary | Benton, Kansas | 956 | 83% | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | 35 | Douglass Schools | Douglass, Kansas | 954 | 80% | 6 | 7 |
| 25 | 39 | Walnut Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 893 | 74% | 6 | 12 |
| 26 | 46 | R. J. Barr Middle School | Grand Island, Nebraska | 772 | 68% | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | 48 | Winside Public | Winside, Nebraska | 739 | 73% | 6 | 7 |
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