Sixty Iola Middle School students recently competed in a nationwide Scholastic Challenge.
Winning the state championship in the sixth-grade division was Ryan Eyster. Clara Wicoff, a seventh-grade student, competed with eighth-graders and took first place in the state.
The Scholastic Challenge is administered through the American Scholastic Achievement League, which was formed by a committee of middle school teachers who organized the competition to challenge students to demonstrate their knowledge and thinking skills. The contest evolved into a statewide competition in New York in 2001 and became a national contest in 2002. The online test consists of 100 questions covering a number of subjects, including math, history, social studies and art.
Several other students scored at or above the national average and will receive a certificate.
IMS students scoring at or above the national average were Jonathan Tidd, Alex Bauer, Zach St. Clair, Abigail Taylor, Taylor Heslop, Tyler Holloway Garrett Prall, Andrew Waldman, Emily Klubek, Kaden Macha, Yohon Sinclair, Emma Piazza, Joey Dunlap, Katie Terhune, Colby Works, Sarah Gonzalez, Chelsea Lea, Josh Elder, Kaleb Mock, Persephone Burleson, Aaron Terhune, Brock VerHoeven, Alex Smith, Joel Zimmerman, Braden Plumlee, Alexis Heslop, Noah Westervelt, Shyann Robinson, Allie Peres, Alaynah Donovan, Savanna Miller, Riley Murry, Ben Cooper, Taryn Splechter and Chase Regehr.
Other middle school students participating were Jo Lohman, Morgan Wilson, Ada Peterson, Baylea Thompson, Lexie Long, Baleigh Seeber, Colton Heffern, Shane Walden, Ricky Dawn, Bobby Dunlap, Glenn Riddle, Brook Storrer, Xavier Cary, Seth Pollet, Caleb Spencer, Dacoda Settlemyer, Karlie James, Kendall Jay, Sydney Wade, Della Lohman, Breckon Sutherland and Mason Ingle.
IMS students earn honors
