{"id":9947,"date":"2012-03-18T22:27:45","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T05:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2012-07-01T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T21:00:40","slug":"soar-high-school-reigns-again-at-black-knowledge-bowl-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/03\/18\/soar-high-school-reigns-again-at-black-knowledge-bowl-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"SOAR High School reigns again at Black Knowledge Bowl competition!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(L to R) Sarah Grace Durham, Jennifer Williams, Alexis Hithe and Emani Stanford won the Black365 Knowledge Bowl Competition Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 For months, Jennifer Williams, Emani Stanford, Alexis Hithe and Sarah Grace Durham gave up their weekends and spent working lunches boning up on African American culture, accomplishments and history.<\/p>\n

Their hard work and discipline paid off Saturday, when the four SOAR High School seniors clinched victory for a second time at the Black365 Knowledge Bowl competition.<\/p>\n

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Founder Jamaal Brown and event coordinator Brittney M. Walker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe competition was fierce and intense,\u201d said founder Jamaal Brown. \u201cIt actually came down to the final Knowledge Bowl question.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Black365 Knowledge Bowl Competition, now in its second year, is a jeopardy-style competition where students from different schools face off to test their knowledge of Black history.<\/p>\n

The competition also serves another important purpose, Brown said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo show the community that there are students in our community who want information and want to be empowered by our collective past and collective history,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are students out there who are more than athletes, drug dealers, gang members and entertainers, but are scholars and are inspired by our history.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s competition included four teams \u2013 The Super SAJE Sistah Squad from SOAR High School; the AV Scholars from Antelope Valley High School; the Freedom Riders from Pete Knight High School; and the Lady Saints from Animo Locke II Charter High School in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Teams buzzed in on 101 questions covering various topics in Black history, including Great African Leaders, African Flags, Political Prisoners, Famous Lecturers, and Black Organizations.<\/p>\n

By all accounts, the students performed exceptionally well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe students all rose to the occasion\u2026 their mastery of the information was truly impressive,\u201d said Brown. \u201cThose who attended were informed and entertained.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The AV Scholars from Antelope Valley High School came in second in the intense competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The back-to-back champions from SOAR High School took home $150 cash and a Black365 Knowledge Bowl Trophy. Second place winners, The AV Scholars from Antelope Valley High School, took home $50 cash and medals.<\/p>\n

Students in the competition said they took home something else \u2013 something much more valuable.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn enriching experience on Black culture,\u201d said SOAR team leader Jennifer Williams.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel as though Black history is important for everyone, not just people of African American descent or people who have the color of black, but I think it\u2019s important for everybody to know,\u201d said SOAR team member Sarah Grace Durham.<\/p>\n

Brown said many questions for the Knowledge Bowl competition came from the Black365 calendar, a 12-month wall calendar that highlights an event in Black History every day. For more information or to purchase a Black365 calendar, visit www.black365.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additionally, applications for participants and sponsors are now being accepted for next year\u2019s Black365 Knowledge Bowl competition. For more information, visit www.black365knowledgebowl.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Several students showcased their knowledge of Black history Saturday at the Black365 Knowledge Bowl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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