- By Cathy Moseley
- Around Town
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Thousands of students throughout the country and in many foreign countries competed December 8th in the 55th Knowledge Master Open academic competition. Students faced their computers and 200 tough questions to vie for top scores based on the accuracy and speed of their answers. A team of fourteen students at Lansing High school scored 1142 of 2,000 possible points, adding 33 second chance answers. Students ranked twelfth of twenty-six teams who participated in New York State. Libby Drake served as Team Captain as she answered the team's questions using a Promethean board and stylus. The mean for New York was 162; Lansing scored 164.
Students on the team included Libby Drake, Nate Drake, Woojin Richardson, Danny Zheng, Thomas Alexander, Thomas Lange, Luke Mehringer, Jonathan Sun, Hannah McKinney, Tim Arleo, Tara Miller, Jim and Dan Stoyell.
The Knowledge Master Open was designed to stimulate enthusiasm for learning and recognition for academic accomplishment. The contest runs on classroom computers to allow all students the opportunity to compete in a large academic event without the expense of traveling to a central site. Results of the contest are tabulated into overall, site, and enrollment-size rankings by Academic Hallmarks, a Colorado publishing firm that hosts the event. Contest results and example questions are available at www.greatauk.com. The students at the high school appreciate the support of the community in making this event a possibility.
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