Goshen students place third in Orange County Quiz Bowl

GOSHEN —The C. J. Hooker Middle School placed third in the 22nd Annual Orange County Quiz Bowl, which was held May 5 in the C. J. Hooker auditorium. Nine middle school teams from around the county, including Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Chester, Goshen Christian, Greenwood Lake, Minisink Valley, Monroe-Woodbury, St. Thomas of Canterbury, Warwick and the C. J. Hooker Middle School, answered questions on topics such as current events, literature, art, science, history, geography and math. Warwick earned the first place trophy, while second place went to St. Thomas of Canterbury. The C.J. Hooker Middle School team placed third, with team members Nawshin Ahmed, Maaz Ahsan, Tucker Brownell, Bridget Larkin and Tom Payne, and alternates Jason Basri, Elijah Knowlton, Ryan Mayfield, James Shih and Nick Sullivan. The team’s advisors are Jackie Chapman and Diane Bigg. Alvin Watson and Eleanor Knieriemen served as Masters of Ceremonies.